ANSWER: Passive verb forms are used to shift the focus off the agent and onto the subject.
There are two nouns in a basic sentence; a subject and an agent. The agent acts on the subject. Here, the subject is bolded and the agent is italicized.
I ate <em>cereal.
^ </em>That is an active sentence, because it focuses on the 'I'. Below are examples of passive sentences.
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</em><em>Cereal </em>was eaten by me.
<em></em><em>Cereal </em>was eaten.
^As you can see, sometimes passive sentences don't even contain a subject. This is particularly useful when you want to divert attention from the agent, such as when your sibling asks where the last bit of cereal went (Doesn't <em></em>'The cereal was eaten' sound less guilty than 'I ate the cereal'?)
Hope this helped!
Irony is a figure of speech in which words are used in such a manner that the intended meaning is quite different from the actual meaning of the words. From the excerpt given above, the dramatic irony of the passage is that the responsible party is already dead. The correct option is C.
<em>Answer: Hands trembling as he gripped his baseball bat, Frankie desperately tried to concentrate, knowing that his next swing would determine the fate of his team.</em>
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<em>Explanation: I took the test and got 100% plus it was on k12.</em>
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<em>Have an great day 10,000% /I00% is how I know this is correct.</em>
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The answer is <span>A. Electives.
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<span>A.electives
B.general studies
C.specializations
D.majors</span>
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