Sentence is written in passive voice?
1. Late night comedy make us laugh.
2. The quarterly ratings illustrate a Boost viewership.
3. Local television stations are owned by large news organizations.
4. The veteran anchorman reported the nightly news.
3. Local television stations are owned by large news organizations.
Out of the provided sentences, sentence 3 is written in passive voice: "Local television stations are owned by large news organizations."
To determine if a sentence is written in passive voice, we need to analyze the sentence structure and identify if the subject of the sentence is receiving the action or if it is performing the action. In passive voice sentences, the subject is typically receiving the action. Let's analyze the given sentences:
1. "Late night comedy make us laugh." - This sentence is in active voice because "late night comedy" is the subject and it is performing the action "make us laugh."
2. "The quarterly ratings illustrate a boost in viewership." - This sentence is in active voice because "the quarterly ratings" is the subject and it is performing the action "illustrate."
3. "Local television stations are owned by large news organizations." - This sentence is in passive voice because "local television stations" is the subject and it is receiving the action "are owned" instead of performing the action.
4. "The veteran anchorman reported the nightly news." - This sentence is in active voice because "the veteran anchorman" is the subject and it is performing the action "reported."
So, out of the given sentences, only sentence 3 ("Local television stations are owned by large news organizations") is written in passive voice.