Which of the following is true of a passive-voice sentence??

A. ?The subject is the person or thing that is acting.
B. ?The subject is the person or thing being acted on.
C. ?There is no subject in a passive-voice sentence.
D. ?The subject is the second person or thing mentioned in the sentence.


Answer: B

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