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Q: Which of the following sentences is in active voice?
  • A. He was asked to keep quiet.
  • B. A house was bought for fifty lacs.
  • C. I requested him to come in time.
  • D. He was hit badly.
Correct Answer: Option C - A verb is said to be in the active voice when its subject acts or when the emphasis is on the doer or the subject. The Active voice is so called because the person or thing denoted by the subjects acts. Here subject ‘I’ is acting. Example- 'I' in the sentence performing the action and 'him' is a direct object.
C. A verb is said to be in the active voice when its subject acts or when the emphasis is on the doer or the subject. The Active voice is so called because the person or thing denoted by the subjects acts. Here subject ‘I’ is acting. Example- 'I' in the sentence performing the action and 'him' is a direct object.

Explanations:

A verb is said to be in the active voice when its subject acts or when the emphasis is on the doer or the subject. The Active voice is so called because the person or thing denoted by the subjects acts. Here subject ‘I’ is acting. Example- 'I' in the sentence performing the action and 'him' is a direct object.