Which sentence is written in active voice?

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Which sentence is written in active voice?

Active voice is when the subject does the action. In this sentence, the subject is We, and the verb is keep in the future tense: We will keep valuable records in an offsite location. That shows the subject performing the action on the object (valuable records), with no extra words creating a passive structure. The other sentences use passive voice. They rely on a form of the verb to be plus a past participle (was found, was broken, was performed, left assembled) and often omit who’s doing the action or place the agent after by. For example, It was found that data concerning error rates were not obtained leaves the action happening to the data rather than the data provider; The contract was broken by the partners explicitly names the agents who performed the action, and Because the inspection was not performed, the metal press was left... also centers on the action being done without the subject performing it directly. So, the sentence with We will keep clearly shows the actor performing the action, which is what active voice looks like.

Active voice is when the subject does the action. In this sentence, the subject is We, and the verb is keep in the future tense: We will keep valuable records in an offsite location. That shows the subject performing the action on the object (valuable records), with no extra words creating a passive structure.

The other sentences use passive voice. They rely on a form of the verb to be plus a past participle (was found, was broken, was performed, left assembled) and often omit who’s doing the action or place the agent after by. For example, It was found that data concerning error rates were not obtained leaves the action happening to the data rather than the data provider; The contract was broken by the partners explicitly names the agents who performed the action, and Because the inspection was not performed, the metal press was left... also centers on the action being done without the subject performing it directly.

So, the sentence with We will keep clearly shows the actor performing the action, which is what active voice looks like.

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