Identify which of the following sentences is written in the passive voice.(1 point)

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The police department sits around the corner from the fire station.
The police department sits around the corner from the fire station.

Steve is running for team captain.
Steve is running for team captain.

The football was thrown to the wide receiver.
The football was thrown to the wide receiver.

Grace has a new, yellow hair bow.

Answer 1

The sentence written in the passive voice is:

"The football was thrown to the wide receiver."

In this sentence, the subject (the football) is acted upon by the verb (was thrown), which is characteristic of passive voice.