Answer:
... Authors use setting - the time and place of a story - as a device to reveal particular aspects of a character. In John Steinbeck's "The Chrysanthemums," the shift of the setting from the ranch to the road plays a crucial role in the development of the main character, Elisa.
Explanation:
Only the two last sentences were originally in the passive voice and needed changing. T<u>he passive voice emphasizes the receiver of the action, while the active voice emphasizes the performer of the action.</u> Take a look at the examples below:
Active Voice: I made the cake.
Passive Voice: The cake was made by me.
Thus, <u>when we change a sentence from the passive to the active voice, we must locate the subject. In the active voice, it will become the object. Then, we locate the agent (performer) of the action. It will become the subject in the active voice. Finally, we remove the auxiliary "be" from the sentence.</u>
Let's use one of the sentences in the excerpt as an example:
Passive Voice: Setting (subject) - the time and place of a story - is (auxiliary) used by authors (agent) as a device to reveal particular aspects of a character.
Active Voice: Authors (subject) use (main verb) setting (object) - the time and place of a story - as a device to reveal particular aspects of a character.
