Identify the sentence that uses passive voice. a. patrick seems to think that he doesn't need to wash the dishes. b. the recreation industry in minnesota relies heavily on winter sports. c. the dog that we adopted from the shelter has been a wonderful addition to our family. d. many artists were influenced by elvis presley's music.

Passive voice is when the object is being acted upon by the subject, instead of the subject acting upon the object. Note: The subject of a sentence does the action, while the object receives the action. Look at the following sentences.

I ate the apple. -- This sentence is in active voice because the subject (me) acted upon (ate) the object (the apple). It follows the pattern subject-verb-object.

The apple was eaten by me. -- This sentence is in passive voice because the object (the apple) was acted upon (was eaten) by the subject (me). It follows the pattern object-verb-subject.

The sentence in passive voice is sentence D - Many artists were influenced by Elvis​ Presley's music.

If you were to rewrite this sentence in active voice, it would read "Elvis Presley's music influenced many artists." This follows the subject-verb-object pattern of active voice.

i’m writing a memoir and i’ve been given the great suggestion of placing a ‘sub-narrative’ within some of the chapters – sort of, what was going on with me in the grand scheme of things.

i was wondering how to format this so that it is very obvious we are stepping out the of story.

firstly is a change in font from serif to sans workable? i also use dashes for a scene change. was thinking of using a different scene-changer too.

here’s a (shortened) example:

university – or what’s known as ‘uni’ in australia – were some of the best days of my life. where else do you get to potter around in a great location, have very little responsibility, learn lots of things, do lots of things and walk out four years later with a bonus – a degree!

with my university years i had immersed myself into community of intelligent ambitious people. generally everyone had a confidence about themselves. they knew where they were going in life and weren’t threatened by others.

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next normal paragraph continues here…

(sorry couldn’t show the fonts in this comment field)

too much?