Shifts in Verb Mood and Voice Quick Check

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Question
Which sentence has a verb in the passive voice?(1 point)
Responses

We went to the store.
We went to the store.

He appears to be in the wrong place.
He appears to be in the wrong place.

Mistakes were made by the president.
Mistakes were made by the president.

My dog likes steak for dinner.
My dog likes steak for dinner.

1 answer

The sentence that has a verb in the passive voice is:

Mistakes were made by the president.

In this sentence, the action is being done to "mistakes" rather than the subject performing the action, which is characteristic of the passive voice.