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Which of the following is an example of a passive voice sentence?
The children were taken to school.
The ball was kicked by John.
John kicked the ball.
The school was attended by the children.
A and C are active voice sentences, where the subject performs the action directly.
B has the subject after the verb, but is still an active voice sentence, as John is still the one performing the action.
D is a passive voice sentence, where the subject is receiving the action rather than performing it.