The following sentence is in the passive voice. what are the subject and the verb of this sentence?

before the passengers boarded a plane that day, they were extensively-some would say carefully; others, intrusively-screened by security officials.
select one:
a. passengers; board
b. they; were screened
c. officials; screened

Read the passage below and answer the question. marcus had a reputation for being craven. no one had ever seen him do a single brave thing. using context clues, how would you define the word craven in the passage? intense courageous cowardly thoughtful

Which statement best explains how the setting affects the meaning of the story? a. the water and wave motif conveys the queasy feeling the narrator has when walking alone at night. b. the firefly light conveys a feeling of nostalgia for long summer evenings spent with family. c. the phrase whispering and murmurs" suggests that the main character has fits of madness. d. the comparison of the street to a graveyard suggests that something is terribly wrong with society.

In which two sentences does the author use an ironic tone toward the subject