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Which of the following sentences is written in passive voice?

A. My car was stolen right out of my drive way.
B. My sister won second place at the science fair.
C. Corn is my favorite vegetable.
D. Frank drinks too much coffee.

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A is said in a passive voice. This person is accepting that their car was stolen out of there driveway. There was no action.
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Answer:

A. My car was stolen right out of my drive way.

Step-by-step explanation:

The object of the sentence is receiving an action. The signal word for passive tone in this sentence is “was”. Most sentences written in passive tone also use “be” signal words such as be, am, are, is, been, being, was, were…

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