Answer:

Explanation:
Active Voice: <u><em>An action or doing that is currently happening</em></u>
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Passive Voice: <u><em>An action or doing that has already happened</em></u>
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Sentence: <u><em>Our old toaster always burns the toast on one side</em></u>
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This sentence is in the 'Active Voice'. We know this because the sentence did not use words such as "was, did, happened", etc. The sentence takes place when the toast had just gotten burned.
Sentences A, B & C: These sentences contain the word "was". 'Was' is 'Passive Voice.' Meaning, it already happened. It is not currently happening, whereas sentence D is happening right now.
Answer:
examined
Explanation:
it needs to be a past tense verb as the rest of the sentence is
Answer:
Scrooge is such a miser that he won't even allow his clerk to have enough coal to keep him warm. Scrooge's greed is his a downfall because he's so consumed with his money that he neglects the people around him, and when all is said and done, the people are what matter most.
the author is reflecting on the past and it has something to do with the present