“you had no right to do this,” the man in the suit shouted, gesturing wildly. the other man responded, but even though his voice was low, he sounded calm, and austin detected a hint of compassion in his voice. “i rushed back here to take care of it. couldn't you have waited one more day? ” the man in the suit asked. the man in khakis said something, but austin only heard, “i'm sorry.” what does the dialogue between these two men tell the reader? a. the man in khakis is very impatient and uncaring about the other man's view. b. the businessman is upset that the other man did something in his absence. c. the businessman is threatening the man in khakis who is frightened by him. d. the man in khakis is trying to be neighborly to the man in the business suit.

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.

b and d

explanation: