"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."
It is useless to attempt to retaliate against the Socs because they are a socially privileged gang. Just for fun, Socs commit violence to greasers. Instead of being punished, they even get praised in the newspapers. So Ponyboy vowed never to get into any troubles.
Answer:
ALLITERATION: The bright blue bowling ball rolled across the bumpy, brown floor.
ASSONANCE: Fancy Nancy and her dandy friend Mandy.
CONSONANCE: Mandy and Randy ran around to their friend Nancy.
Explanation:
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The correct answer is C. Everyone is responsible for working together and motivating others to do the same
Explanation:
In a text, the main idea is the main point explained by all the details included by the author. In the case of the excerpt presented, Roosevelt focuses on stating the importance for all people in a nation to work on their area and act as leaders by motivating/supporting others to work. This can be seen in "a free nation has the right to expect full cooperation from all the groups" that shows how important it is that everyone works or in "to take the lead in stimulating effort" that shows the responsibility of motivating others. Thus, the sentence that best states the main idea is "Everyone is responsible for working together and motivating others to do the same".
The complete linking verb in this sentence is <em>might have been right.</em>
