Border Patrol Practice Exam

The phrase "She has been taken" is in the passive voice. In a passive voice construction, the subject of the sentence (in this case, "she") is acted upon rather than performing the action. The focus shifts from who is performing the action to who is receiving it.

In this phrase, "has been taken" indicates that something was done to "she," but it does not specify who performed the action of taking. This lack of focus on the doer of the action is a key characteristic of passive voice.

In contrast, if the sentence were in active voice, it would have a clear subject performing the action, such as "Someone has taken her." This distinction clarifies how passive and active constructions differ in terms of emphasis and sentence structure. Other options like "neither" and "indicative" do not accurately describe the grammatical structure of the phrase, as "indicative" refers to a mood rather than voice.