Read this passage from dragonwings by laurence yep. "some," father said. truth to tell, he had never handled a horseless carriage in his life, though he had a book on them and cut out articles whenever they appeared in the demon magazines and newspapers. that was the extent of father's knowledge. but to know facts is nothing. he had an intuitive feeling for what made the horseless carriages tick. he looked around inside the engine for about ten minutes and then wiped his face absentmindedly, so that the grease stained his cheek. he did not even notice. what is the best inference about father, based on his actions in the passage? father’s response to the man shows he is unaware and weak. father’s response to the man shows he is and confident. father’s response to the man shows he is unhappy and resentful. father’s response to the man shows he is honest and educated.

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.

the students want to see the great sphinx of giza, which is very popular with tourists.

it ends with a marriage, but also with prospero giving up his power.

the tempest is a play written by william shakespeare between 1610-1611, it narrates the story of prospero a magician that sets a storm to wreck a ship, this sets the story to kill the king of naples. while it is a romantic style play, it isn´t traditional because of the ending, it end with the marriage and the magician giving up his powers.