A. The chairman told me that the legislature passed the bill.
B. It was voted by the legislature to pass.
C. The bill was passed by the legislature.
D. I was told by the chairman that the bill was passed by the legislature.
2006-09-09 10:49:04 · 13 answers · asked by Nermeen 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
A
A because in that sentence the chairman is ACTIVELY doing something, while in the other sentences the subject (the bill in B, C and D, and I in D) is PASSIVELY having something done to it.
2006-09-09 10:49:51 · answer #1 · answered by s 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Definitely A. "The legislature passed the bill." That's active voice.
2006-09-09 10:52:41 · answer #2 · answered by peachy78 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It's A. The easiest way to spot the difference between active and passive is that a passive voice sentence will have a verb phrase instead of just a verb.
2006-09-09 10:53:42 · answer #3 · answered by Purdey EP 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
A is the correct answer. If you will notice, the other 3 sentences all use a form of the be verb.
2006-09-09 10:56:30 · answer #4 · answered by Faith 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Definitely A.
2006-09-09 10:55:05 · answer #5 · answered by Earthling 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
A. Becuase the focus is still on the agent.
2006-09-09 12:03:21 · answer #6 · answered by Caesar 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
3, I mean C
2006-09-09 10:50:22 · answer #7 · answered by Rachel☺ 5 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Is htis your homework? you know, its cheating to try to get the answers online for your homework.
2006-09-09 10:55:09 · answer #8 · answered by I ♥ Maximum Ride 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋
I hate high school grammar!!!!!
But I'll choose C.
2006-09-09 10:53:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
A
2006-09-09 11:01:39 · answer #10 · answered by Nova 2 · 5⤊ 0⤋