Which sentence has a verb in the active voice? A. Davis has been given an expensive new cell phone. B. More advances in telephon
e technology will be made by scientists. C. Many people contributed to the invention of the telephone. D. Sara was told by her mother to use the telephone less often.
In active voice, the subject of a sentence or statement is responsible for performing the action denoted by the verb. The "Many people" in the sentence are the ones who contributed to the invention of the telephone. This action took place in a past context. In the other options we read sentences in which the subjects are affected by external agents.
