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Read the excerpt. Based on the excerpt and the rest of
the text you read earlier, write two to three sentences
explaining why it was important for the author to
include first-person point of view when telling
Claudette's story
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Sample Response: It was important to include first- person point of view so that the reader could learn more about how Claudette felt about being arrested. For example, by including two points of view, the reader learns how Claudette felt after being arrested. The reader also learns what her mother was doing while Claudette was in jail.

Explanation:

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.

answer: c

explanation: