Question

unit exam: editing and proofreading
active or passive voice
active voice -

• the subject is the doer of the action

passive voice -

• the action is being done to the subject

ask yourself:

• who is the sentence about?
• where is the verb in the sentence?
• did the subject do or receive the action?

which of the following is written in passive voice?
the entire stretch of highway was paved by the crew.
i was hoping to go home early.
i have been tired all day.

Explanation:

To identify passive voice, check if the subject receives the action rather than doing it.

1. For "The entire stretch of highway was paved by the crew.": The subject is "the entire stretch of highway", which receives the action "was paved" (the crew performs the action on it), fitting passive voice.
2. For "I was hoping to go home early.": The subject "I" is the doer of the action "was hoping", so it's active voice.
3. For "I have been tired all day.": This is a state-of-being sentence with no action being done to the subject, so it's not passive voice.

Answer:

A. The entire stretch of highway was paved by the crew.