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In the sentence 'The dog chased the ball', the subject performs the action. This is the:

AFuture tense
BDirect speech
CActive voice
DFormal voice
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Active voice
1. Voice describes how the verb links to the subject. 2. Here the subject does the acting. 3. So the sentence is in the active voice. _Source: OpenStax Writing Guide with Handbook, Handbook._
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