Answer:
a. There is one example of a passive voice in the draft. The passive voice is used in sentences 1.
b. There is only one state-of-being word in the draft. It is in sentence 8. In sentence 8, it explains how important workplace fitness is.
c. Sentence 7 contains an expletive. It is the phrase "don't hesitate to." The sentence could have been written as "Please, contact me with any questions," without the expletive.
Explanation:
a. Passive voice: In a passive voice, the action is performed on the subject, who receives the action, while in an active voice, the subject performs the action.
b. State-of-being verbs: are linking verbs that identify who or what a noun is or was. They include "is," "am," "be," "been," "being," "was," "were," and "are."
c. Expletive is an empty word or phrase that conveys no additional or independent meaning.
Answer:
Explanation:
- Medieval superstition placed great importance on <u>omens</u>
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An omen is a phenomenon that was believed to predict the future. The omen told them a good or bad change, and that change was going to predict what was going to happen in the future. People believed that omens brought messages from "Gods". So in conclusion, Medieval superstition placed great importance on omens.
- Mordancy
C. Only British Jews supported the jewish refugee children.
Incomplete question. Full question read:
<em>Reading that "Tom kicked the ball into the net with no time to spare" and inferring that he is playing soccer is an inference of</em><em>:</em>
A. action
B. instrumentation
C. time
D. location
Answer:
<u>A. action</u>
Explanation:
Remember, to<em> 'infer' </em>could also mean to conclude based on the facts/data provided.
Hence, inferring from the "action" carried out by Tom would logically lead us to the conclusion that <em>he is playing soccer. </em>Why? <u>Because engaging in the game of soccer involves the action of kicking a ball into the net quickly. </u>
