Which option describes passive voice in a sentence? (1 point) The subject performs the action stated by the verb. The sentence uses past tense verbs. The sentence uses present tense verbs. The subject is acted upon by the verb.
The subject is acted upon by the verb.
The option that describes passive voice in a sentence is: "The subject is acted upon by the verb."
The option that describes passive voice in a sentence is: "The subject is acted upon by the verb."
Passive voice is a grammatical construction in which the subject of a sentence is being acted upon or receiving the action of the verb, rather than performing the action itself. In a passive voice sentence, the subject becomes the receiver or the object of the action.
To identify passive voice in a sentence, you can look for the following indicators:
1. The presence of a form of "to be" verb (such as is, am, are, was, were) followed by a past participle (-ed or -en form of a verb).
2. The absence of an active subject that performs the action.
For example:
Active voice: "John threw the ball."
Passive voice: "The ball was thrown by John."
In the active voice sentence, John (the subject) performs the action of throwing the ball. In the passive voice sentence, the ball (the subject) is being acted upon by John (the doer of the action).