To what was achebe referring with the underlined phrase in this excerpt? excerpt: when the rain finally came, it was in large, solid drops of frozen water which the people called “the nuts of the water of heaven.” a) kola nuts b) hail c) snow d) holy water

It sounds to be hail from the excerpt.

B) Hail

Hail is a form of solid precipitation. In other words, hail is similar to rain, except that the liquid water that normally falls from the sky falls instead in its solid form (ice). In this excerpt, Achebe talks about "large, solid drops of frozen water" that fell from the sky instead of rain. This is a reference to the solid form of hail.

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.