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Which sentence is written in passive voice? Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela, a famous civil rights activist in South Africa, fought against apartheid, the separation of blacks and whites. In 1964, Mandela was sentenced to life in prison for his work against the South African government. Despite being locked away, Mandela continued to influence the anti-apartheid movement. In 1990, the president of South Africa, Frederik William de Klerk, freed Mandela from prison. In 1994, Mandela and President De Klerk established the country's first democratic elections. That year, the people of Sou

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Well "Passive Voice" is a grammatical construction (specifically, a "voice"). The noun or noun phrase that would be the object of an active sentence (such as Our troops defeated the enemy) appears as the subject of a sentence with passive voice

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Hmmmm that's a hard one... Let me think...

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The passive voice is especially helpful (and even regarded as mandatory) in scientific or technical writing or lab reports, where the actor is not really important but the process or principle being described is of ultimate importance. Instead of writing "I poured 20 cc of acid into the beaker," we would write "Twenty cc of acid is/was poured into the beaker." The passive voice is also useful when describing, say, a mechanical process in which the details of process are much more important than anyone's taking responsibility for the action: "The first coat of primer paint is applied immediately after the acid rinse."

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I think that this is the sentence written in passive voice: In 1964, Mandela was sentenced to life in prison for his work against the South African government

OpenStudy (anonymous):

If it's written in active voice, I think it's rearranged like this: In 1964, the South African government sentenced Mandela to life in prison.

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OpenStudy (tjbrew):

So passive voice is the use of any form of the verb "to Be" plus the passed participle of another verb. for ex. The ball was kicked by Tom. "was" is the past tense of the verb "to be" and "Kicked" is the past participle. To make a sentence using the passive voice "active" voice, simply ask yourself "to whom" or "to what" at the end of the sentence. So you would say to yourself, The ball was kicked to whom or to what? the answer is Tom. Next take the answer, Tom, and make that the subject. So your active sentence would read, Tom kicked the ball. In your text above, In 1964, Mandela was sentenced to life in prison for his work against the South African government. "was" is the past tense of the verb "to be" and "sentenced" is the past participle. So you would ask yourself, In 1964, Mandela was sentenced to life in prison by what or by whom. The answer is "the South African government". Take the answer and make it the subject to read, In 1964, the South African government sentenced Mandela to life in prison. There are only 2 instances for when you should use passive voice: 1. When you do not know the who is doing the action. For ex. I was robbed last night. You can't put the person's name because you don't know who robbed you. 2. When you intentionally want to hide the person's name. For ex. Your Dad says, "Since you helped me, I am giving you $100, but don't tell your brother you got it from me." Your brother later sees you with the $100, and he asks you, "Where did you get the $100? You say, "I was given the $100 for helping around the house." Hope this helps and good luck!!

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