What is passive voice?

Question

A. a method of writing in which the actions are ascribed to the reader
B. a type of sentence that requests information from the reader or listener
C. a grammatical structure that is used to describe events that have already taken place
D. a grammatical structure in which the subject receives the action names by the verb

Answer 1

D. a grammatical structure in which the subject receives the action named by the verb.

In passive voice, the focus is on the action and the recipient of the action rather than on who is performing the action. For example, in the sentence "The book was read by Maria," the book (the subject) is receiving the action (being read) rather than performing it.