IXL | Identify active and passive voice

Which sentence is in passive voice?

On August 21, 1911, the Mona Lisa was stolen by Vincenzo Peruggia and a group of accomplices dressed as janitors.

On August 21, 1911, Vincenzo Peruggia and a group of accomplices wearing janitor uniforms stole the Mona Lisa from the Louvre.

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Which sentence is in passive voice?

Mandatory labeling of genetically engineered foods in the United States has been proposed by several congressional bills.

Several congressional bills have proposed mandatory labeling of genetically engineered foods in the United States.

key idea

If a sentence is in active voice, the subject performs the action.

The dog bit the intruder.

The subject, the dog, performs the biting.

If a sentence is in passive voice, the subject receives the action.

The intruder was bitten by the dog.

The subject, the intruder, receives the biting.

In passive voice, the verb phrase includes a form of to be plus a past participle.

In France, the Mona Lisa is called La Joconde.

We should have been notified about the change.

solution

The first sentence is the one in passive voice. The subject receives the action, and the verb phrase has been proposed includes a form of to be plus a past participle.

Mandatory labeling of genetically engineered foods in the United States has been proposed by several congressional bills.

The second sentence is in active voice. The subject performs the action, and the verb phrase have proposed does not include a form of to be plus a past participle.

Several congressional bills have proposed mandatory labeling of genetically engineered foods in the United States.

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