Question

which sentence uses the passive voice for the main verb?
if we use our cell phones during class, the teacher confiscates them.
when they can, students slide down the banister in the science wing.
when we can pick our reading, mythology is most often chosen in my class.
if they choose to participate, students perform their poems at the poetry slam.

Explanation:

• In passive voice, the subject receives the action.
• Analyze each sentence:
• "If we use our cell phones during class, the teacher confiscates them." - Active voice (teacher does the action of confiscating).
• "When they can, students slide down the banister in the science wing." - Active voice (students do the action of sliding).
• "When we can pick our reading, mythology is most often chosen in my class." - Passive voice (mythology is the receiver of the action of being chosen).
• "If they choose to participate, students perform their poems at the poetry slam." - Active voice (students do the action of performing).

Answer:

When we can pick our reading, mythology is most often chosen in my class.