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QuizMultiple Choice

Simple Sentences: Sentence Parts, Verb Tense, and Verb Voice

Question 6 • GA-Literature and Composition I CR

Read the paragraph.(1) Last week, our English class watched a hilarious movie based on a novel. (2) In it, a couple of incompetent thieves bungle their way through a heist. (3) After several escapades, a priceless painting is stolen by the thieves. (4) But then, the thieves make an impressive blunder and accidentally return it.

Answer
A
Sentence 1
B
Sentence 2
C
Sentence 3
D
Sentence 4

Explanation

Sentence 3 uses passive voice: “A priceless painting is stolen by the thieves.” The painting receives the action, and “by the thieves” names who performs it. The other sentences describe actions in active voice.

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