Question

Which of the following sentences is written in Passive Voice?

Question 11 options:

A:The Canadian Dominion government is very oppressive.


B:With such a license it is unlawful to sell a stick of wood for any purpose.


C:One could easily jump the claim and claim it for themselves by acquiring a permit.


D:The story is told of a miner in a hospital who was about to die.

Answer 1

Answer: D: The story is told of a miner in a hospital who was about to die.

Step-by-step explanation:

• Passive voice is used when we want to focus on an object/person that receives the action, rather than an object/person that performs the action. It is usually used when we have no information about the person that performs the action. In some cases, we know who performs the action, but choose not to mention them.

• In a passive voice construction, verb to be is followed by past participle (-ed or III column). Sentence D is, thus, the only sentence written in passive voice - The story is told of a miner in a hospital who was about to die.

• All the other sentences are written in active voice, where we focus on a person that performs the action.