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The game was won by us.

Which statement describes the above sentence accurately?
A) It is written in the active voice, but would read better in the passive voice.
B) It is written in the passive voice, but would read better in the active voice.
C) It is written in subjunctive mood, but would read better in the conditional mood.
D) It is written in the conditional mood, but would read better in the subjunctive mood.

User Prekolna
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I would also say the answer is B. 
User Wbennett
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I think the answer is B, because you rather say: we won the game ( this sentence is active because ‘we’ did something). In the sentence: the game was won by us, the game ‘was doing something’ so it is passive
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