Use the passage to answer the question. (1) The New York Botanical Garden covers 250 acres in the Bronx section of New York City. (2) The garden was established in 1891 by a British couple who thought New York should have a garden similar to the Royal Botanic Gardens in London. (3) Today, the New York Botanical Garden grows more than one million plants in fifty different gardens. (4) The garden continues one of the missions with which it was founded: to research plants in order to preserve them. How is the passive voice used in sentence 4? (1 point) Responses The phrase “in order to preserve” uses the passive voice to explain the reason for an action. The phrase “in order to preserve” uses the passive voice to explain the reason for an action. The phrase “was founded” uses the passive voice to keep “the garden” the subject of the sentence. The phrase “was founded” uses the passive voice to keep “the garden” the subject of the sentence. The phrase “to research plants” uses the passive voice to let “missions” be the subject of the sentence. The phrase “to research plants” uses the passive voice to let “missions” be the subject of the sentence. The phrase “the garden continues” uses the passive voice to indicate that many people work to keep the garden going.

Answer 1

The correct response is: The phrase “was founded” uses the passive voice to keep “the garden” the subject of the sentence.