Decide if active or passive voice is being used. “The mail was brought in my a receptionist”

There's a slight correction to be made in the question.

"The mail was brought in by a receptionist" should be the right sentence.

The sentence is in the passive voice.

Its active form would be:

"The receptionist brought in the mail."

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The theme is a story's?

what would you expect a book called beloved bride: the letters of stonewall jackson to his wife to be about?
a. tactics used by horse mounted cavalry
b. a collection of letters written by Stonewall Jackson to his wife
c. a biography about Stonewall Jackson
d. stonewall Jackson's service as a general in the Confederacy

One main idea expressed by Ralph Waldo Emerson is that a government based on majority rule cannot be based on
justice. What argument did he give to support this idea?
Those in power are corrupt.
o That those in power are easily corruptible.
That there is no one who will listen to the minority.
o That humans are weak and cannot be trusted to do what is right for the common good.

An advertisement for a security system features a family sleeping in their beautiful home. It is dark and the audience hears someone trying to open the door. No one in the family wakes up as the thief open a window and climbs through. In the next scene, a famous actor tells the audience they should buy the security system.
Which of the following correctly names the propaganda technique used in this ad? (1 point)

a
Facts and stats and card stacking
b
Glittering generalities and transfer
c
Plain folks and bandwagon
d
Testimonial and fear

what type of speech would the sentence The Kid Was A Young Albert Einstein

Based on the passage, what is James Cross Giblin's attitude toward Thomas Young?

Young made mistakes, but he also made great progress.
Young was a better speller than other scholars.
Young was smart, but he was not as smart as the scholars that came before him.
Young made too many mistakes to be taken seriously.

What is the function of a subordinating conjunction?


1. A subordinating conjunction, such as the word and, connects independent ideas in a sentence.

2. A subordinating conjunction is a word pair that connects related words or groups of words in a sentence.

3. A subordinating conjunction connects a dependent idea in a sentence to the sentence’s main idea.

4. A subordinating conjunction is a word that connects words of the same kind, such as two or more nouns or verbs.

Which of these is an incorrect use of parallel structure?
A. Our class needs a president who works hard, listens to peers, and
follows through on commitments.
B. Jenna made the team because of her speed, ball handling, and
she has a good attitude.
O C. It takes discipline to balance academics, extracurricular activities,
and family time.
D. Keith played in the orchestra, starred on the hockey team, and
earned a scouting award.

PLEASE HELP! BRAINLIEST! POINTS!
Which verb or verb phrase signals an inappropriate shift in mood?
I think Daniel SHOULD BECOME a plumber. He WOULD BE ABLE TO OWN his own business. He might even hire others to work for him someday. As a plumber, he could make a lot of money. He COULD HELP OUT his friends and family with plumbing problems. WILL YOU GIVE us a discount on plumbing work, Daniel?

A. would be able to own
B. could help out
C. should become
D. Will you give

It would have been extremely odd, even upon this showing, had one of [a woman] suddenly written the plays of Shakespeare, I concluded, and I thought of that old gentleman, who is dead now, but was a bishop, I think, who declared that it was impossible for any woman, past, present, or to come, to have the genius of Shakespeare. Woolf's diction can overall be described as - Group of answer choices D playful yet articulate, which strengthens claims that women can be as accomplished as men A thoughtful yet friendly, which disproves the claim that women are uneducated B formal yet comic, which adds evidence that women can be funny when uneducated C humorous yet foreboding, which clarifies her points about the bigotry women face

What do you feel were the top 3 most important events in American history that were covered in the first semester? Why were these your top three? Explain by describing how things might be different had these three things never happened.
- Early European settlers arriving
- Establishment of Jamestown
- Establishment of self-government
- French & Indian War
- American Revolution
- Writing of the Declaration of Independence
- Constitutional Convention
- Creation of Bill of Rights
- Washington's election as President
- Whiskey Rebellion
- Precedents established by Washington (Cabinet, National Bank, Federal Court System, 2 term limit, no foreign alliances, etc.)
- Establishing the concept of Nullification (states can override federal laws that are unconstitutional)
- Establishing the concept of Judicial Review (Supreme Court has final say on matters of constitutionality)
- Louisiana Purchase
- Formation of the two-party system

Which sentence is most clearly objective?
A. During recess, we often pranked mean old Mr. Granger.
B. My sister always made "plans" that fell through quickly.
C. As a chess club member, I was destined for great things.
D. I grew up in a small town in Illinois called Shady Glen.

Which word has almost the same meaning as the word enthralled?
Oalarmed
O bored
O distracted
O fascinated

as a civil war drew to a close why did president Lincoln rhetoric changes

What is the tone in Macbeth by Shakespeare?

Read the stanza from "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud."

(1) I wandered lonely as a cloud
(2) That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
(3) When all at once I saw a crowd,
(4) A host, of golden daffodils;
(5) Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
(6) Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Which line in this stanza uses repetition?

Line 2
Line 3
Line 4
Line 5

Identify whether the sentence below is a fragment, run-on or a correct sentence.

Lasagna, a baked dish, usually consists of layers of boiled lasagna pasta, tomato sauce, cheese, and meat lasagna can also be made with spinach instead of meat.
A.
Fragment
B.
Run-on
C.
Correct

What is the message of the text? How does it reflect the author and audience?

can u give me reasons why Mickey and Edward present social inequality? (this is from blood brothers) ​

Sometimes it doesn't matter how right you are... sometimes just shutting up is the best course of action.​

Read The Ones Who Walked Away from Omelas and answer these questions

The people of Omelas were preparing for ___. *
a) The winter solace
b) The Autumn Moon
c) The Festival of Summer
d) Exposure of the child

2) Which word best describes the type of government that governs Omelas? *
a) Monarchy
b) Totalitarianism
c) Anarchy
d) None of the above

3) According to the text, the people of Omelas can be described as all of the following EXCEPT *
a) Mature
b) Passionate
c) Simple
d) Intelligent

4) The setting of “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas” is *
a) In the mountains, current time
b) Omelas, Summer Festival
c) In the desert, future
d) Another planet, future

5) Omelas is an anagram for *
a) New York, New York
b) Salem, Oregon
c) Lancaster, Pennsylvania
d) Miami, Florida

6) In the beginning of the story, the beautiful city of Omelas that Le Guin describes could be considered a Utopian community; however, as the reader continues to read, they learn that this society contains all of the following except a *
a) Flaw
b) Blessing
c) Defect
d) Imperfection

7) According to the author, what is the “incredible” aspect of Omelas? After seeing the child sometimes … *
a) “The people speak a kind word to the child”
b) “The people begin to instill laws”
c) “They leave Omelas, they walk ahead into the darkness, and they do not come back. The place they go towards is a place even less imaginable to most of us than the city of happiness”
d) “They feel disgust, which they had thought themselves superior to”

8) The terms in Omelas are *
a) “irrational”
b) ”strict and absolute”
c) “unknown and confusing”
d) “barbaric and unforgiving”

9) The child in the basement can symbolize all of the following except *
a) Isolation
b) Sacrifice
c) Eternity
d) Scapegoat

10) The mood/tone of the text in the beginning of the story can be described as _____. The mood changes after the child in the cellar in introduced to the reader. Le Guin’s description of the child creates a sense of __________. *
a) Joyful; blissfulness
b) Blissful; misery
c) Anguish; depression
d) Felicity; affection

11) All of the following sentences are evidence of the mood/tone developed in the beginning of Omelas EXCEPT *
a) “The music beat faster, a shimmering gong and tambourine, and the people went dancing ..."
b) “Perhaps it was born defective, or perhaps it has become imbecile …”
c) “The rigging of the boats in harbor sparkled with flags.”
d) “Their manes were braided with streamers of silver, gold, and green.”

12) Which statement is undoubtedly true? *
a) The child in the cellar is a young girl
b) The child in the cellar is a young boy
c) The child can remember sunlight and its mother’s voice
d) The child has been placed in the basement because it is defective

13) Where do the people go when they leave Omelas? *
a) To another town
b) To the police station
c) To the homes of the families that they left behind
d) It is unknown

14) Why has the child been placed in the cellar? *
a) It was born defective and therefore must be kept away from the rest of the people in Omelas
b) It is an imbecile and therefore cannot participate with the rest of the community
c) The happiness of the people in Omelas depends solely on the child’s misery
d) It is being punished for not participating in the Summer Festival

15) Which SET of words BEST describes the living conditions of the child in the cellar? *
a) Sanitary, organized, and tidy
b) Unsanitary, organized, and filled with nutritious meals
c) Unsanitary, neglectful, unhealthy
d) Unsanitary, unpolluted, thriving

16) Which of the following is TRUE about the city of Omelas? *
a) They had slaves
b) They were noble savages
c) They were less complex than others
d) They did not use swords

17) According to Le Guin, happiness is based ___. *
a) On the dependence on technology
b) On the ability to create great art
c) On comfort of luxury
d) On a just discrimination of what is necessary

18) Which statement best describes the paradox present in the story? *
a) The people of Omelas are happy and preparing for the Festival of Summer
b) Some people walk away from Omelas
c) A city that appears to be a Utopia filled with joy has a dark secret (their happiness depends the ultimate misery of an innocent child)
d) The narrator is unreliable

19) What type of conflict exists in Omelas? *
a) Internal
b) External
c) Man vs. self
d) All of the above
Submit

PLEASE HELP


What is the effect of the exposition on "President Cleveland, Where Are You?"?

It explains how Rollie Tremaine helps Jerry do something kind for Armand.

It is the point when Jerry begins to consider other people's needs before his own.

It provides detailed background information about the people in Jerry's family.

It describes Jerry's intense interest in collecting cowboy cards.

Doing homework has been proven to increase grade point average. This statement is an example of the ___ appeal.

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Nations strength poem

What is the best prediction can the reader make about the play from the poster

Based on what you know about MLK, Jr and his views on peace vs. violence, how do you think he would respond to the idea of REVENGE? In a few sentences, give your opinion and a coherent explanation justifying that opinion.

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Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of this story.

How do Rainsford's complex traits advance the plot of "The Most Dangerous Game"?

Select each correct answer.


His cleverness leads him to realize that he should kill Ivan.


His superb skill at hunting enables him to outwit Zaroff.


In the end, his wisdom leads him to admit that animals do have feelings.


On the ship, his curiosity leads him to fall overboard.

You need some exercise. You can either work out at home or____ a gym

a) follow
b) join
c) member
d) take​