Question

Which sentence is in the passive voice?

a.We accidentally spilled a bottle of vanilla extract into the batter.
b.All the papers on the table had been blown to the floor.
c.The sound of footsteps on gravel announced his presence.
d.The horn awakened the sleeping troops.

Answer 1

i think it is B @KateGrace

Answer 2

i think you're right there @rose21 ! @Obvial is this helpful? I want to make sure you are understanding what's going on because passive voice can be tricky!

Answer 3

Yes,i understand! ^-^ i am just trying to see the diffrence with each one

Answer 4

@Obvial glad to hear it!

Answer 5

so basically its backwards? sorta? or flipped more like?

Answer 6

@Obvial yup that is exactly how to catch them. Active voice generally makes the sentences shorter too. You just want to make sure the Subject is doing the action to the object, rather than the object had the action done to it by the subject (see? active is shorter!)

Answer 7

Ah alrght! now i understand,im homeschooled so no one really around to help (it being online and...i getting bored easily,i need to tutor myself,and i use this..as a tutor or to get help) thanks!

Answer 8

@Obvial this is why OpenStudy works! Let me know if you have any other questions about this or something else English-y!