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Craigr34 Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

Which of the following sentences is in the passive voice?

  1. Which of the following sentences is in the passive voice?

    1. The story about him falling in love has been retold by his parents and other relatives.
    2. He had said that I could contact her as soon as I was in .
    3. They ought to think about the choice they made.
    4. The man who lives next to us gets along with everyone in the neighborhood.
  

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You choose first, Craig, and we'll check your answer.
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I believe the answer to be number 4
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No. In passive voice, the subject of the sentence receives the action of the verb; the action is done by someone or something else.
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number 1, as someone else is telling another person
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Yes, #1, but please notice that story is the subject, and the story is what the person is telling:

His parents told the story. This is active voice.
The story was told by his parents. This is passive voice.
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