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AEWBW

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Which statement about passive voice is correct?
 A) Passive voice emphasizes the doer of the action.
 B) Passive voice is called the voice of business.
 C) Passive-voice verbs direct an action by the subject toward the object of a verb.
 D) Passive-voice verbs direct an action toward the subject.

Question 2

Active-voice sentences
 A) direct the action of the verb toward the subject.
 B) place the subject of the sentence as the doer of the action.
 C) generally use a to be helping verb.
 D) should always be avoided.



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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

B



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