Which of the following sentence is written in passive voice?

Over half of the graduating class went to college in the fall, The committee is considering a public transportation proposal, The state exam was passed by over half of the students who took it, The researchers will publish their findings in a report.

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J. Goodman, Web Content Writer, San Antonio

Answered Feb 21, 2019

The state exam was passed by over half of the students who took it.

The state exam has become the subject in this sentence instead of the students so this is an example of a sentence in passive voice. If in case it would be made into active voice, the sentence would be a bit different. It would read, Over half of the students passed the state exam.

The passive voice form is considered to be the less formal type of voice. Those who would like to write formal articles would need to change the format of their sentences to active voice. This will make it easier for the readers to comprehend the thought of the article.