Which sentence uses the verb in the passive voice? stephen blamed his brother for being late. she used a wooden bat for softball practice. her homework had been completed earlier. he made the basketball team.

According to the riddle of the rosetta stone, what problem did both jean-francois champollion and sylvestre de sacy face in their attempts to decipher the writings on the rosetta stone?

13 points : ) which two aspects of scrooge's character does this excerpt from a christmas carol by charles dickens reveal? "i wish to be left alone," said scrooge. "since you ask me what i wish, gentlemen, that is my answer. i don’t make merry myself at christmas and i can't afford to make idle people merry. i to support the establishments i have mentioned—they cost enough; and those who are badly off must go there." "many can’t go there; and many would rather die." "if they would rather die," said scrooge, "they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population. besides—excuse me—i don't know that." "but you might know it," observed the gentleman. his stingy attitude and conduct his distrust of government institutions his indifference to others' suffering his support for the community

What did mark twain contribute to the history of the novel? select all that apply.