The adjectives in this sentence are "the" and "old".
I’m pretty sure you’re correct!
My explanation would be because using active voice uses fewer words. Making it fast pace and engaging for readers.
As with any author's decision to use 1st person, her intention most likely -- in this story -- was to get her readers to go along for the ride into madness and cultivate a certain amount of sympathy for the narrator and her plight. The constant use of "I" puts readers in the narrator’s head and allows them to empathize with her.
You need to give more context. I will help when you do. God bless!
1. olivine and quartz
2. olivine and pyroxene
3. pyroxene and orthoclase
4. orthoclase and quartz
