In which of the following is the verb passive?
A) The deeds of Aeneas were sung by Virgil.
B) Many students read Greek tragedies in high school.
C) In the Gallic Wars, Julius Caesar described in detail his military campaign to conquer Gaul.
D) In one of his works, Plato associates solid forms to the four elements: octahedron to air, tetrahedron to fire, cube to earth, and icosahedron to water.
E) In the Iliad, Homer sings the deeds of the Pelide Achilles.
IMAT 2024 · Question 4
Q4 - Reading skills
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The correct answer is A) The deeds of Aeneas were sung by Virgil.
A passive verb is be + past participle, with the subject receiving the action: the deeds "were sung" by Virgil.
All the others are active: students read, Caesar described, Plato associates, Homer sings. A quick way to check is to turn A around ("Virgil sang the deeds of Aeneas"). If that gives you the active version, the original was passive.
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