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Which option best describes the voice used in "She was being taken"?

Active
Passive
Neither
Both

The correct answer is: Passive

The phrase "She was being taken" exemplifies passive voice because the subject of the sentence (she) is not performing the action but rather receiving it. In passive constructions, the focus is on the action and its recipient, often obscuring the doer of the action. The use of "was being" indicates that the action (taking) is happening to the subject rather than the subject actively engaging in the action. In contrast, active voice would describe a situation where the subject performs the action, making the doer clear and prominent in the sentence structure. Since "She was being taken" does not portray the subject as the one conducting the action, it firmly fits within the definition of passive voice. This understanding is central in distinguishing between active and passive constructions when analyzing sentence structures.