Which sentence construction has the subject receiving the action?

Which sentence construction has the subject receiving the action?

• A. Passive Voice
• B. Active Voice
• C. Subjunctive Mood
• D. Indicative Mood

Answer: (A)

This is about voice in sentences. In passive voice, the subject is the one receiving the action, while the doer of the action is either mentioned after a by-phrase or left unnamed. The action is performed on the subject, not by the subject. For example, in "The letter was mailed yesterday," the letter is what’s being acted upon, and the person who mailed it isn’t always stated. The form often uses a form of "to be" plus a past participle (was mailed, is written, were finished). This is different from active voice, where the subject does the action (e.g., "Maria baked the cake"), so the subject performs the action rather than receiving it. Subjunctive mood deals with wishes or hypothetical situations (e.g., "If I were taller") and isn’t about who receives the action. Indicative mood covers ordinary statements of fact or questions.

This is about voice in sentences. In passive voice, the subject is the one receiving the action, while the doer of the action is either mentioned after a by-phrase or left unnamed. The action is performed on the subject, not by the subject. For example, in "The letter was mailed yesterday," the letter is what’s being acted upon, and the person who mailed it isn’t always stated. The form often uses a form of "to be" plus a past participle (was mailed, is written, were finished).

This is different from active voice, where the subject does the action (e.g., "Maria baked the cake"), so the subject performs the action rather than receiving it. Subjunctive mood deals with wishes or hypothetical situations (e.g., "If I were taller") and isn’t about who receives the action. Indicative mood covers ordinary statements of fact or questions.