Question

read the paragraph.
(1) last week, our english class watched a hilarious movie based on a novel. (2) in it, a couple of incompetent thieves bungle their way through a heist. (3) after several escapades, a priceless painting is stolen by the thieves. (4) but then, the thieves make an impressive blunder and accidentally return it.
which sentence in the paragraph is in the passive voice?
○ sentence 1
○ sentence 2
○ sentence 3
○ sentence 4

Explanation:

To identify the passive voice, we check the structure. Passive voice has the form "be + past participle".

• Sentence 1: "watched" is active (subject "our English class" does the action).
• Sentence 2: "bungle" is active (subject "a couple of incompetent thieves" does the action).
• Sentence 3: "is stolen" – "is" (be verb) + "stolen" (past participle of "steal"). The subject "a priceless painting" receives the action of being stolen.
• Sentence 4: "make" and "return" are active (subject "the thieves" does the actions).

So Sentence 3 is in passive voice.

Answer:

Sentence 3