Question

In which sentence is the underlined verb in the passive voice? She has been trying to improve her golf score. On Saturday mornings he always cooks pancakes for breakfast. Taro has been appointed to the committee by the principal. Lynn has been studying all evening for the science test.

Answer 1

Answer: C) Taro has been appointed to the committee by the principal.

Explanation: passive voice is a form of a verb in which the subject receives or undergoes the action of the verb (instead of performing it, like it is in active voice). From the given options, the only one that has a verb in the passive voice, is the corresponding to option C: Taro has been appointed to the committee by the principal, the one that performs the action is the principal, but Taro (that receives the action) is the subject.

Answer 2

Assumed that the underlined verb is 'appointed' from the fact that the sentence it belongs has a passive voice. Basically, passive sentences can easily be identified because of the word 'by.' This sentence "Taro has been appointed to the committee by the principal." The subject of the sentence is located as the object of the sentence.