Read the excerpt from “Land for Free.” Finally, Hans turned and limped back to the waiting Bauers with a smile as wide as the prairie. He held his claim paper in the air and grinned at his son. “Now, we are home!” he said.

Why does Hans say that the family is finally “home”?

because they journeyed across the country
because they learned how to speak a new language
because they made friends with other Americans
because they have their own land to farm

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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.

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demonstrative would be the answer.