(1) Many American men were drafted during World War II. (2) Many other men volunteered to serve. (3) In fact, so many men entere
d the armed services that professional baseball experienced a shortage of good players. (4) Philip K. Wrigley had an interesting solution to the problem. (5) He started a new league. (6) It was called the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). (7) To find good players, he scouted women’s softball clubs. (8) They were very popular at that time. (9) The AAGPBL was a hit. (10) In 1948, the year in which the league reached its high point of popularity, more than a million fans came to watch AAGPBL games. (11) The league produced many fine players, including Mary “Bonnie” Baker. (12) Dorothy Kamenshek was also a fine player. (13) After World War II ended, the AAGPBL declined in popularity. Which is the most effective way to combine sentences 1 and 2?
A. Many American men were drafted during World War II, and many other men volunteered to serve.
B. Many American men were drafted during World War II, or many other men volunteered to serve.
C. During World War II, many men were drafted, others volunteering to serve.
D. During World War II, many men were drafted yet many others volunteering to serve.
the correct answer is C. During World War II, many men were drafted, others volunteering to serve. as we noticed it has perfectly placed punctuation and combines both sentences with ease.
The correct answer is C. During World War II, many men were drafted, others volunteering to serve.
Indeed, not only both sentences have been fashioned in a way that they now share the same subject; the new construction also uses more varied and sophisticated verbal forms and the punctuation is perfectly correct.
Active voice describes a statement where the subject performs the action stated by the verb. In the options above Ross is performed the action *to eat".
The other options are passive, because the subjects are acted upon by the verb "to be".
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