Which one of these sentences is written in active voice?
A. The umbrella was carried by the young lady as she walked on the beach.
B. They walked up the road together to the old rickety barn.
C. The newspaper was held down by the paper weight.
D. The smell of roses was savored by the ladies at the window.
i feel like this is d but idk
The sentence in which the subject does the action is active.
John hit the baseball <~~active
The baseball was hit by John. <~~ passive
nope, it was B! i guessed that one and it was right. :-)
Here are the simple subjects and verbs.
umbrella was carried
they walked
newspaper was held
smell was savored
In which sentence is the subject doing the action?
Yes, B. Do you see why?
To determine which sentence is written in active voice, we need to identify the sentence where the subject performs the action. In active voice, the subject of the sentence is the one doing the action, whereas in passive voice, the subject is acted upon by the verb.
Let's analyze each sentence to identify the subject and the action:
A. "The umbrella was carried by the young lady as she walked on the beach."
- The subject: "umbrella"
- The action: "carried"
B. "They walked up the road together to the old rickety barn."
- The subject: "They"
- The action: "walked"
C. "The newspaper was held down by the paperweight."
- The subject: "newspaper"
- The action: "held down"
D. "The smell of roses was savored by the ladies at the window."
- The subject: "smell of roses"
- The action: "savored"
Based on the analysis, the only sentence written in active voice is "B. They walked up the road together to the old rickety barn." In this sentence, the subject "They" is performing the action "walked."