Read the paragraph:
"have you listened to the top songs in country and western music? " asked songwriter jim jones. according to a feature article in a magazine, many country music hits seem to have the same theme. most songs sung by male singers deal with finding the perfect girl as the sun sets and falling in love. hits sung by female singers, particularly young female artists, are mostly about men who have done a woman wrong.

which revised sentence includes a transition that links connected ideas more clearly?

a. "have you listened to the top songs in country and western music? " asked songwriter jim jones during his podcast last week.
b. according to a feature article in a magazine that came out last month, many country music hits seem to have the same theme.
c. most songs sung by male singers deal with finding the perfect girl as the sun sets and then falling in love.
d. in contrast, hits sung by female singers, particularly young female artists, are mostly about men who have done a woman wrong.
i think it is b but i want to make sure

gatsby's clothes have a symbolic meaning, as the use of colour and fabric in his clothing demonstrates his hope, dreams, and wealth. gatsby's clothing symbolizes his wealth through his torn shirt, his silver and gold suit, and his english shirts.

his occupation are

businessman yachtsman soldier entrepreneur bootlegger

active voice: my father cut the tree.

passive voice: the tree was cut by my father.

active voice: people buy newspapers every day.

passive voice: newspapers are bought (by people) every day.

active voice: people have been using movies as political propaganda since world war ii.

passive voice: movies have been used as political propaganda since world war ii.

active voice: donna gave me my birthday present.

passive voice: i was given my birthday present (by donna). / my birthday present was given to me (by donna).

active voice: mom will leave the keys on the counter.

passive voice: the keys will be left (by mom) on the counter.

the words in parentheses are the agent of the passive voice and can be omitted when obvious, generic, or simply unnecessary.