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sdas [7]
2 years ago
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Oops! A journalist made a mistake! The following paragraphs were written using the passive voice. Rewrite them in active voice.

Explain how the two versions differ. Why is active voice a better choice for journalistic writing?
A college entrance exam was taken by nearly 100 students on Saturday. Results from the exam were received by the school’s principal who reported that the exam was failed by over half the students who took it.
Recently, talks have been conducted by the administration to determine the amount of aid to send to foreign countries. Previously, the countries were sent nearly $1 million in aid each year, but it was decided by the administration that countries would receive at least half that amount this year.
A local construction worker was killed by a faulty ladder last week. The worker had been putting tiles onto a roof when he was left hanging after the ladder fell. Unable to keep his grip, the fingers of the man slipped and were the cause of his fall.
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Aleksandr [31]2 years ago
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ok i wonder what grade this is because i am not understanding this.

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As they reach a clearing, Lennie stops to drink from the river, and George warns him not to drink too much or he will get sick, as he did the night before. As their conversation continues, it becomes clear that the larger man has a mild mental disability, and that his companion looks out for his safety. George begins to complain about the bus driver who dropped them off a long way from their intended destination—a ranch on which they are due to begin work. Lennie interrupts him to ask where they are going. His companion impatiently reminds him of their movements over the past few days, and then notices that Lennie is holding a dead mouse. George takes it away from him. Lennie insists that he is not responsible for killing the mouse, that he just wanted to pet it, but George loses his temper and throws it across the stream. George warns Lennie that they are going to work on a ranch, and that he must behave himself when they meet the boss. George does not want any trouble of the kind they encountered in Weed, the last place they worked.

George decides that they will stay in the clearing for the night, and as they prepare their bean supper, Lennie crosses the stream and recovers the mouse, only to have George find him out immediately and take the mouse away again. Apparently, Lennie’s Aunt Clara used to give him mice to pet, but he tends to “break” small creatures unintentionally when he shows his affection for them, killing them because he doesn’t know his own strength. As the two men sit down to eat, Lennie asks for ketchup. This request launches George into a long speech about Lennie’s ungratefulness. George complains that he could get along much better if he didn’t have to care for Lennie. He uses the incident that got them chased out of Weed as a case in point. Lennie, a lover of soft things, stroked the fabric of a girl’s dress, and would not let go. The locals assumed he assaulted her, and ran them out of town.
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B, C, D, A, C, B, A

Explanation:

1. B

A) In general, transcendentalists saw nature as a something beautiful. Answer A goes directly against this viewpoint, so even without knowledge on the text, this is an incorrect answer.

B) This viewpoint is in keeping with transcendentalist views. It is the correct answer.

C) <em>Walden </em>is a book whose focus is on how nature impacted Thoreau's views on the world. He wrote it whilst out in a forest, in a cabin. It most certainly is not indifferent towards nature.

D) This is never brought up in the book.

2. C

A) Emerson's main focus whenever talking about self-reliance was not on "the elements". In fact, he most likely thought the opposite.

B) Emerson's views were almost never involved with business.

C) Emerson believed that, in keeping with the main ideals of transcendentalism, there should be a focus on individuality, independence both thought and attitude. This answer is correct.

D) This was a topic that writers like Emerson did not hold opinion for.

3. D

A) Emerson wrote the <em>Concord Hymn </em>to celebrate independence. He wouldn't regret the minutemen who fired the first shots of the battle.

B) Emerson was not bewildered when writing this. His diction does not condemn the people of America like the minute men for seeking independence.

C) The best adjective to explain his attitude in the hymn would not be gratitude, although he may feel it. His emotions that he's sharing with the audience in the hymn are stronger than that.

D) Awe is an adjective that properly captures the author's attitude towards the minute men who fought for independence in the Battle of Concord.

4. A

A) Thoreau in his book <em>Walden </em>went to the woods and lived in a cabin to experience the very basics of life, without the distractions of the growing America.

B) Thoreau was a writer. he had no separate jobs that I know of that did not involve writing.

C) Thoreau was not a scientist.

D) If he was dating nature then yes.

5. C

A) Thoreau did not leave the woods because it was too difficult. He would not have stayed for 2 years if it was too difficult.

B) For the same reason as A, he did not leave because of isolation.

C) Thoreau believed that after two years living in the woods, he had experienced everything the woods offer. He went back because he wanted to continue to live life without routine.

D) If there is context in "sugar in his coffee" this could be the correct answer, but if not, then this answer is not the reason he left.

6. B

A) Conformity is the opposite of what Thoreau believed in. Individuality is something he believed in, but was not one of the main points of the book.

B) This is correct, especially in this book. He went out into nature for the sole purpose of self-reliance, so it's one of the main topics within the book.

C) These are not only not relevant topics in the book, but for someone who believed in nonconformity like Thoreau, these two topics may even go against his views, unless the others he was friends with were nonconformists as well.

D) These are not topics in Thoreau's book, but they may be part of Romanticism.

7. A

A) In general, Thoreau can be summarized with this line, not just <em>Waldin</em>. almost every famous work of his is something relating to being someone who is different.

B) If anything, Thoreau believed that one could fight "City Hall" using Civil-Disobedience. But, even aside from that, he never talking about this in his book.

C) This is a saying that has nothing to do with Thoreau's beliefs.

D) Conforming to others is the opposite of Thoreau's beliefs. To conform to others is to no longer be an individual in his eyes.

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