Question

Which sentence uses passive voice? We arrived early for our annual dental check-ups. Dr. Gomez greeted us warmly and took X-rays. Calm music played quietly in the dentist’s office. We were given new toothbrushes by the hygienist.

Answer 1

The correct answer is - We were given new toothbrushes by the hygienist.

Passive voice means that the 'subject' of the sentence is undergoing some action - something is being done to it. If you look at sentence D, you will see that the hygienist is performing an action on the 'subject,' which is the pronoun we. The active voice of the same sentence would be - The hygienist gave us new toothbrushes.

Answer 2

The correct answer is "We were given new toothbrushes by the hygienist."

The active form of this sentence would be "The hygienist gave us new toothbrushes"