Question

Which of the following is passive?

1) Eww!
2) That bird house was made by my dad.
3) Or should I?
4) Houses, paper, and trees.

Answer 1

Option 2 ('That bird house was made by my dad') is written in the passive voice, indicated by the subject receiving the action, the use of 'was' and the past participle 'made', and the inclusion of the phrase 'by my dad'.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks which of the provided options is written in the passive voice. In the passive voice, the subject is the recipient of the action rather than the doer. To determine if a sentence is in passive voice, look for a form of the verb 'to be' followed by a past participle (usually a verb ending in -ed or -en), and often the sentence will include a prepositional phrase starting with 'by' to indicate the doer of the action.

Among the given options, 'That bird house was made by my dad' is written in passive voice. Here's why:

1. The subject 'That bird house' is not doing the action but rather receiving it.
2. The sentence contains the form of the verb 'to be' which is 'was' followed by the past participle 'made'.
3. It includes a prepositional phrase 'by my dad' indicating who performed the action.