Consider the sentences "The baseball player caught the ball in midair" and "The ball was caught in midair." What voice are these two sentences using?
A) Both sentences use the active voice.
B) The first sentence uses the passive voice; the second sentence uses the active voice.
C) The first sentence uses the active voice; the second sentence uses the passive voice.
D) Both sentences use the passive voice.

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The first sentence is in active voice because the subject (baseball player) is performing the action (caught), while the second sentence is in passive voice because the subject is not performing the action but rather having it done upon it (the ball was caught).

Consider the Sentences "The Baseball Player Caught the Ball in Midair