Question

Which sentence is written in the passive voice? A. Evangeline decided to read a book because her favorite show was not airing this evening. B. The children, tired after a long field trip, fell asleep early last night. C. The entire box of books was lost in the cross-country move. D. Marking the time in a notebook, he observed that his run was the best one yet.

Answer 1

The sentence which is written in passive voice is option C, The entire box of books was lost in the cross-country move. In this sentence, the object "The entire box of books", the subject (who performed the action?) is not stated.

We can re-write the sentence in active voice as: "We lost the entire box of books in the cross-country move". In this sentence, the subject, "WE", performs the action "LOST"