Which sentences use the active voice? select three options. a. you'll have to hurry if you want to catch the next bus into the city! b. shakespeare's plays may have been written by more than one person. c. the tree was struck by lightning, and then had to be cut down by maria. d. you should use wool cloth to make a winter coat, and line it, too. e. jake threw the laundry into the machine and put quarters in the slots.

Read this passage from "the city without us" by alan weisman: which statement best explains how the structure of the passage supports the author's purpose? a. the passage traces several events in the order that they will occur to highlight how nature conquers human civilization. b. the passage shows that natural forces such as an absence of predators and an increase in the squirrel population can lead to destructive results. c. the passage shows that natural forms such as an absence of predators and human hunters can lead to the reforestation of new york city. d. the passage identifies how two natural forces are co-dependent - the deforestation of new york and the extinction of squirrels.