Question

Which sentence from the passage is written in passive voice?
A.

Hurricane Katrina battered the offshore energy infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico.
B.

Hurricane Katrina’s storm surge affected a larger area than Hurricane Camille’s.
C.

Approximately 80 percent of the city was flooded.
D
.

Hurricane Katrina destroyed homes and businesses along the Gulf Coast.

Answer 1

C. "Approximately 80 percent of the city was flooded." — the verb phrase "was flooded" is passive.