Decide whether the following options are Passive voice or Active voice.

Question

when you want to emphasize who performed an action
when you don't know who performed an action
when you want to emphasize a thing that was acted upon
when the subject of a sentence performed an action

Answer 1

Here’s the classification of the options based on whether they indicate passive voice or active voice:

1. When you want to emphasize who performed an action - Active voice
2. When you don't know who performed an action - Passive voice
3. When you want to emphasize a thing that was acted upon - Passive voice
4. When the subject of a sentence performed an action - Active voice

In summary:

• Active voice: 1, 4
• Passive voice: 2, 3