Question

Which sentence has a verb in the active voice?

A. The electric telegraph was eventually replaced by wireless radio-wave transmission and the telephone.
B. Guglielmo Marconi perfected a type of radio technology.
C. In a wireless transmission, electromagnetic waves are sent over the airwaves by a system of transmitters.
D. In 1844, the telegraph was used to send the worlds first telegram.

Answer 1

The answer is B. Guglielmo Marconi perfected a type of radio technology.

Answer 2

Answer: B) Guglielmo Marconi perfected a type of radio technology.

Explanation: active voice is a form or set of forms of a verb in which the subject is typically the person or thing performing the action and which can take a direct object. From the given options, the sentence that has a verb in the active voice is the corresponding to option B: Guglielmo Marconi perfected a type of radio technology, because the subject (Guglielmo Marconi) is the one performing the action, and it can take a direct object which is "a type of radio technology."