LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT: Conventions and Style

Identify the choice that best answers the question.

Which of the following sentences use verbs in the active voice? Choose all that apply.

A. 

He begged her to accept the gift.

B. 

The test was passed by most of the class.

C. 

The lights were turned off before the movie.

D. 

She didn’t think her day could get any worse.

E. 

She rode as fast as she could so she wouldn’t be late.

F. 

The problems were solved at the end of the hearings.

1 answer

The sentences that use verbs in the active voice are:

A. He begged her to accept the gift.

D. She didn’t think her day could get any worse.

E. She rode as fast as she could so she wouldn’t be late.

Active voice occurs when the subject of the sentence performs the action, whereas in passive voice the subject is acted upon.