Question

unit exam: editing and proofreading

editing - voice and tense
tense and voice should always stay consistent throughout the entirety of a piece.

voice - shows who is doing the action, or who is receiving the action of the verb

• active voice - the subject is doing the action

• passive voice - the subject is receiving the action

which of the following is in passive voice?

the treasure chest was hidden very secretly by the greedy pirate.

the greedy pirate drew a very detailed map to find the treasure chest.

the greedy pirate didnt know the chest held only empty soda cans.

Explanation:

Passive voice occurs when the subject receives the action of the verb. In this option, the subject "the treasure chest" is the recipient of the action "was hidden", with the doer of the action ("the greedy pirate") introduced by "by". The other options use active voice, where the subject ("the greedy pirate") performs the action.

Answer:

A. The treasure chest was hidden very secretly by the greedy pirate.