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QuizMultiple Choice

6.5: Contested Usage

Question 14 • CA-English Language Arts 12 B – 1744

Read the sentence.Jameson dropped and broke the cookie jar while his parents were on vacation.What is the best explanation for why the writer would revise this sentence to use passive voice?

Answer
A
The writer does not know who dropped the cookie jar.
B
The writer does not know how the cookie jar broke.
C
The writer wants to conceal the identity of the person who broke the jar.
D
The writer wants to conceal the location of the broken cookie jar.

Explanation

In the original sentence, Jameson is clearly identified as the person who dropped and broke the cookie jar. Passive voice could shift attention to the jar—for example, “The cookie jar was dropped and broken”—and leave out who did it. So the best explanation is that the writer wants to conceal the identity of the person who broke the jar.

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