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QuizMultiple Choice

Verb Tense and Voice

Question 5 • WI-English Language Arts 8 A

Which sentence is the best example of a lively and active voice?

Answer
A
We were invited by our neighbors to attend the cookout.
B
We were invited by our neighbors to attend the cookout.
C
A machine mixes the concrete with water.
D
A machine mixes the concrete with water.
E
Her parents had already been informed.
F
Her parents had already been informed.
G
The ballots were counted by a member of the committee.
H
The ballots were counted by a member of the committee.

Explanation

In “A machine mixes the concrete with water,” the subject, “a machine,” performs the action “mixes.” That makes it active voice and more direct than sentences where the subject receives an action, such as “The ballots were counted.”

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