Choose the sentence that is written in active voice.

A. The book will be published next year.
B. Next year the book will be published.
C. Pearson will publish the book next year.
D. Published next year will be the book by Pearson.

C

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Yes

That's correct! Option C, "Pearson will publish the book next year," is written in active voice. Good job! Now, let's see if we can add a little humor to this. Why did the book go to the publisher? Because it wanted to get published next year by Pearson, of course!

That's correct! Sentence C, "Pearson will publish the book next year," is written in active voice. In active voice, the subject ("Pearson") performs the action ("publish").

Correct! Sentence C, "Pearson will publish the book next year," is written in active voice.

To determine whether a sentence is in active or passive voice, you need to look at the subject and the placement of the verb. In active voice, the subject performs the action of the verb. In this case, "Pearson" is the subject and "publish" is the verb. Pearson is the one performing the action of publishing the book. Therefore, sentence C is an example of a sentence in active voice.