"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."
Answer: B. A sumo wrestler near the top of the elite pyramid may earn millions of dollars.
Explanation: In the given excerpt from Levitt and Dubner’s Freakonomics we can see the explanation of how the ranking in sumo wrestling works, and how there is an elite pyramid of the sixty-six highest-ranked wrestlers in Japan who are treated like royalty and may earn millions of dollars a year, while the wrestlers that aren't in the elite are treated like servants by their superiors, this situation might incentive a sumo wrestler to cheat.
<em>Hi</em><em> </em><em>th</em><em>ere</em><em>,</em><em> </em><em>this</em><em> </em><em>is</em><em> </em><em>my</em><em> </em><em>ans</em><em>wer</em><em>-</em><em>,</em><em>-</em>
Pygmalion in service suggests that there is a <em><u>very</u></em><em><u> real self-fulfilling prophecy in the delivery of customer </u></em>
<h3><em>service when an employee's expectation of company standards and service levels directly or indirectly influences his or her attitude and performance.</em></h3>
<em>#</em><em>A</em><em>s</em><em>h</em><em>e</em><em>r</em><em>q</em><em>t</em>
<em>#</em><em>B</em><em>r</em><em>a</em><em>i</em><em>n</em><em>l</em><em>i</em><em>e</em><em>s</em><em>t</em>
<em>#</em><em>리사</em>
commas, dashes, or parentheses
Nonessential appositive phrases can be separated from the rest of a sentence in three ways—with commas, with dashes, or with parentheses. Let’s look at example sentences that essentially mean the same thing:
The best pet in the world, a dog, will always be known as “man’s best friend.”
The best pet in the world—a dog—will always be known as “man’s best friend.”
The best pet in the world (a dog) will always be known as “man’s best friend.”
