I believe it's the last example.
Answer:
Grave error
Explanation:
The author clearly has a bias towards keeping the vacant lot as it is by providing the objections of the nearby residents. He even used the words: "Grave error" himself.
Answer:
1. My dad likes to choose and carve pumpkins.
2. My dad likes orange and green pumpkins.
3. Our jack-o'-lanterns can be cute and funny.
Explanation:
From the given sentence, I have been able to combine some sentences from the passage.
After combining the sentences, three sentences were created. Looking at the sentences I combined, you will discover that they fit together.
In no. 1 and 2, we see that there are things that the dad liked. So instead of separating the sentences, we have to join the ones that fit in the correct grammatical structure. This is how we came about the three sentences above.
"I finished my research paper two days early."
A good way to determine active vs passive is to ask who performed the action. Did the subject perform the action, or was the action performed "by" the subject?
The subject performs the action in this sentence:
I = [subject]
finished = [action]
my research paper = [thing on which the action was performed]
In the other examples, the subject has an action performed on it.
My research paper = [subject]
was finished/is being finished = [action]
two days early = [time frame information, not really important for the discussion here]
At this point, you have no indication as to who will finish the paper, do you? No. You assume that the paper will be completed "by me," but it could just as easily be completed "by my friend."
If you can add "by [person/thing]" to a sentence, it's passive voice. If you can't, it's not. Clearly, you would never say "I finished my research paper by me."
B. They believe that their God will protect the saintly people