Question

Which sentence is in the active voice?

a.The pact was negotiated by a team of seasoned diplomats.
b.The garden was colonized by a dazzling variety of weeds.
c.Our teacher was quoted in a magazine last week.
d.Our old toaster always burns the toast on one side.

Answer 1

`\boxed{\bold{Our \ toaster \ always \ burns \ the \ toast \ on \ one \ side.}}`

Step-by-step explanation:

Active Voice: An action or doing that is currently happening

Passive Voice: An action or doing that has already happened

Sentence: Our old toaster always burns the toast on one side

This sentence is in the 'Active Voice'. We know this because the sentence did not use words such as "was, did, happened", etc. The sentence takes place when the toast had just gotten burned.

Sentences A, B & C: These sentences contain the word "was". 'Was' is 'Passive Voice.' Meaning, it already happened. It is not currently happening, whereas sentence D is happening right now.