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just olya [345]
3 years ago
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English
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Jlenok [28]3 years ago
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There’s no poem to go off of so here’s my guess I think the main theme of the poem is language and communication/ love
So say like
Percy's conversation with Poseidon bring them together because in the passage blah blah says “insert and quote” this affects there relation ship because it shows the main theme is language and communication/ love
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1. Use the active voice.

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Passive: An apple (noun) was eaten (the action) by Sasha (the optional indirect object).

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