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Which of the following sentences is in the passive voice? IS IT B OR D


A. The attorneys for the plaintiff and defendant discussed the accident in the hallway.

B. Letters were exchanged between the plaintiff and defendant on the subject of the accident.

C. The defendant rear-ended the plaintiff as he was stopped at a red light.

D. After exchanging insurance information, the plaintiff went to the hospital

Respuesta :

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Letters were exchanged between the plaintiff and defendant on the subject of the accident.

The active voice should be

The plaintiff and defendant exchanged letters on the subject of the accident.

Passive voice is most of the time used to emphasize/point out the action/verb and the object rather than the subject.

Answer:

B

Explanation:

In passive statements, the object is found where the subject should be. In D, the initial statement was just extra information, where the second sentence starts, you can see that the subject i.e the plaintiff, precedes the verb and the subject which is hospital.