Question

Which sentence uses active voice?

A. The tourists were solicited by merchants.

B. The strange woman carried a red box.

c. The young man was offered assistance.

D. The cousins were mistaken for each other.

Answer 1

The sentence that uses active voice is 'B. The strange woman carried a red box.', where the subject 'the strange woman' is actively carrying out the action of the verb.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine if a sentence is in active voice, we must identify whether the subject of the sentence is performing the action. An important method to recognize passive voice includes locating a form of 'be' verb alongside the past participle of the verb, often followed by 'by [noun phrase]'. When converting a sentence from passive to active voice, the subject becomes the doer of the action.

Looking at the provided options, the sentence using active voice is:

• B. The strange woman carried a red box.

In this sentence, 'the strange woman' is the subject and 'carried' is the verb, clearly indicating that the subject is performing the action of carrying the red box. There is no 'be' verb, and the structure of the sentence points to the subject directly doing the action.