Which sentence uses the active voice?

Responses

Water to hydrate the bean sprout was sucked up through the newly formed roots.
Water to hydrate the bean sprout was sucked up through the newly formed roots.

Enough beans for six dinners will be produced by a single bean plant once fully grown.
Enough beans for six dinners will be produced by a single bean plant once fully grown.

Sunlight was taken in by the tiny leaves to use in photosynthesis.
Sunlight was taken in by the tiny leaves to use in photosynthesis.

The bean sprout stretched through the soil and burst into the open air.
The bean sprout stretched through the soil and burst into the open air.

1 answer

The sentence that uses the active voice is:

The bean sprout stretched through the soil and burst into the open air.

In this sentence, the subject ("the bean sprout") performs the actions (stretched and burst), which is characteristic of active voice. The other sentences are in passive voice, where the subject receives the action.