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According to The Elements of Style, which sentence is written in active voice? The acceptance speech was given by the award winners. The pennants were won by the championship team. A memorable evening was had by all who attended the event. The workers took precautions while digging along power lines.

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According to the Elements of Style, the sentence which is written in active voice is option D) The workers took precautions while digging along power lines.

Explanation:

In very simple terms, a sentence is said to be written in an active voice if the verb(s) (that is, actions words) is(are) being performed by the subject(s).

In the above sentence, the workers are the subjects while the action words/phrases are:

  • took precaution
  • digging.

A simpler example (with one subject and one verb) is:

John is driving the car.

Here, John is the subject and driving is the verb.

A passive version of the above sentence would be: The car was driven by John.

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As indicated by the Elements of Style, the sentence which is written in Active voice is :

D)  The workers took precautions while digging along power lines.

In exceptionally basic terms, a sentence is supposed to be written in a Active voice if the verb(s) that is, activities words is(are) being performed by the subjects.  

In the above sentence, the Workers are the subjects while the activity words/phrases are:

  • took precuations
  • digging

In a sentence written in the Active voice, the subject of sentence plays out the activity. In a sentence written in the Passive voice the subject gets the activity. Active voice: The competitor accepts that Congress should put a roof on the spending money.

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