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Research Workshop: Writing and Presenting the Argumentative Essay, Part 1

Question 15 • RMA FL-1001370-English 3 Semester 2

Read the sentence.The famous artist and sculptor Michelangelo sculpted the statue David in Italy in the early 1500s.The best reason for the writer to revise this sentence to be in the passive voice is to emphasize

Answer
A
the date.
B
the location.
C
the sculptor.
D
the statue.

Explanation

In the active sentence, Michelangelo is the subject, so the emphasis is on the sculptor. In the passive voice, the sentence would begin, “The statue David was sculpted…” This puts the statue first and emphasizes it, making “the statue” the correct choice.

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