The step that is not required to revise a passive sentence is 4. rewrite the sentence as a question.
It is not necessary to make a question out of a passive sentences, whereas the other steps are required.
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The sentence in the excerpt that supports the central idea indicated is the one where Lincoln speaks about the government's responsibility to provide for the masses.
<h3>What is the exact statement referred to above?</h3>
The exact statement that is referred to above from the text is given below:
"substance of government, whose leading object is, to elevate the condition of men—to lift artificial weights from all shoulders—to clear the paths of laudable pursuit for all—to afford all, an unfettered start, and a fair chance, in the race of life."
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The answer is: [D]: "sentence 1" .
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Note: "sentence 1" is:
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"<span>(1) William Shakespeare was born in 1564."
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