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Is this sentence active or passive?

the kids were put to bed by the babysitter.

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Answer:

Passive

Step-by-step explanation:

A passive sentence is where the action of the verb is done to the subject, and not by the subject. The active version would be "The babysitter put the kids to bed."

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