Use the paragraph to answer the question.Coach Nash was interviewed by Harper Grace, editor of the online school newspaper. The
success of his team was first noticed by spectators during the Week Three game against rival school Washington High School. The team collected statistics on every shot made and attempted. During daily practices, the team would be observed by coaching staff. The starting lineup would then be created by the head coach.Which sentence in the paragraph uses the active voice?(1 point)The team collected statistics on every shot made and attempted.Coach Nash was interviewed by Harper Grace, editor of the online school newspaper.During daily practices, the team would be observed by coaching staff.The success of his team was first noticed by spectators during the Week Three game against rival school Washington High School.I don't understand, if yall do, pls explain to me.
The sentence in the paragraph that uses the active voice is:
1. The team collected statistics on every shot made and attempted.
The two types of voices in which a sentence can be written are active voice and passive voice.
Options 2, 3, and 4 of the question all use the passive voice. That means the subject of those sentences is not the performer of the action indicated by the verb.
In the passive voice, the action is performed by an agent, which comes after the word "by" in the sentence.
The structure of the passive voice is: <u>subject + to be + main verb (past participle) + by + agent.</u>
Example: <u>Sheila was contacted by her boss.</u>
On the other hand, option 1 uses the active voice. That means the subject is the performer of the action indicated by the verb.
In the active voice, it is the object who receives the action of the verb. The subject is the one doing it.
The structure of the active voice is: <u>subject + verb + object.</u>
Example: <u>Sheila's boss contacted her</u>.
In conclusion, the sentence "The team collected statistics on every shot made and attempted," in option 1, uses the active voice.
You can take "in fact" out of the sentence to help with determine what type of sentence it is because it's a prepositional phrase. This leaves us with "Only a small percentage of Southern Africa is desert" which is a simple sentence.
