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read the sentence
a decision was reached by scientists about when the experiment would begin.
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which revision changes the sentence so that it uses the active voice?
before the experiment by scientists, a decision was reached.
scientists reached a decision about when to begin the experiment.
a decision was reached with scientists about beginning the experiment.
the beginning of the experiment is a decision that was reached by scientists.

Read the excerpt from act i of the importance of being earnest. lane. i attribute it to the superior quality of the wine, sir. i have often observed that in married households the champagne is rarely of a first-rate brand. algernon. good heavens! is marriage so demoralising as that? this excerpt best illustrates which feature of a comedy of manners?

Read these lines from denise levertov's poem "in thai binh (peace) province": it is that life, unhurried, sure, persistent, i must bring home when i try to bring the war home. child, river, light. here the future, fabled bird that has migrated way from america, nests, and breeds, and sings, common as any sparrow. which statement best interprets the author's use of metaphor in these lines? a. the metaphor of home suggests that american foreign policy should turn inward. b. the metaphor of the river suggests that life moves ear forward. c. the metaphor of the fabled bird suggests that the war has left americans divided. d. the metaphor of the fabled bird suggests that vietnam will rise to fight again.

Select all that apply. because the length of his story is limited, short story writers typically: