Question
Choose the best answer for each of the following questions.
Choose the sentence that uses the passive voice.
a. Brandon and Jake haven't been told the new yet.****
b. That restaurant has never received a good review.
c. Krista's cat was born with six toes on each paw.
d. The sprinkler has been running for two hours.
I believe this is correct, but I'd like to know more about the passive voice and active voice. Can someone explain them to me in detail?
Choose the sentence that uses the passive voice.
a. Brandon and Jake haven't been told the new yet.****
b. That restaurant has never received a good review.
c. Krista's cat was born with six toes on each paw.
d. The sprinkler has been running for two hours.
I believe this is correct, but I'd like to know more about the passive voice and active voice. Can someone explain them to me in detail?
Answers
Reed
You are correct. This might help explain active and passive voice.
https://webapps.towson.edu/ows/activepass.htm
https://webapps.towson.edu/ows/activepass.htm
Writeacher
You're right; it's "a."
Passive and active voice:
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/passive.htm
Basically, if the subject in a sentence or clause is DOING the action of the verb, that's active voice. If the subject in a sentence or clause is NOT DOING the action of the verb, that's passive voice.
Passive and active voice:
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/passive.htm
Basically, if the subject in a sentence or clause is DOING the action of the verb, that's active voice. If the subject in a sentence or clause is NOT DOING the action of the verb, that's passive voice.
girly girl
Thank you Reed and Writeacher!!! This helped so much.