Which sentence below is written in active voice?
Last year, the district championship was won by my baseball team.
They worked really hard in practice and it showed.
The whole team was presented an award by the principal.
After the game, the team was taken out for pizza by the coach.
The whole team was presented an award by the principal.
The second sentence, "They worked really hard in practice and it showed," is written in active voice.
To determine which sentence is written in active voice, we need to identify the subject of the sentence that is performing the action. In active voice, the subject is the doer of the action.
Let's analyze each sentence:
1. Last year, the district championship was won by my baseball team.
This sentence is written in passive voice because the subject (district championship) is receiving the action (won) rather than performing it.
2. They worked really hard in practice and it showed.
This sentence is also written in passive voice because the subject (They) is not explicitly mentioned.
3. The whole team was presented an award by the principal.
This sentence is written in passive voice because the subject (the whole team) is receiving the action (presented) rather than performing it.
4. After the game, the team was taken out for pizza by the coach.
This sentence is written in passive voice because the subject (the team) is receiving the action (taken out) rather than performing it.
None of the sentences are written in active voice as the subjects are not actively performing the actions.