Active and Passive Voice

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Is this sentence in active voice or passive voice? Criminal defendants must be tried by a jury of their peers, or fellow citizens. active voice passive voice Explain...

Passive Voice Must be tried is past tense.

Is this sentence in Active or Passive Voice? By now the new operating system should have finished downloading to my computer. active voice passive voice Explain...

Active Voice Should have is simple present tense.

Which sentence is in Active voice? The hairline fracture could have been detected by an X-ray. An X-ray could have detected the hairline fracture in his arm.

An X-ray could have detected the hairline fracture in his arm.

Which sentence is in passive voice? Several congressional bills have proposed mandatory labeling of genetically engineered foods in the United States. Mandatory labeling of genetically engineered foods in the United States has been proposed by several congressional bills.

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

Which sentence is in Active voice? New Deal agencies initiated hundreds of public works projects during Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency. Hundreds of public works projects were initiated by New Deal agencies during Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency.

New Deal agencies initiated hundreds of public works projects during Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency.


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