Which detail is an effective summary of this text? a. pelé was the best soccer player to ever live. b. pelé scored over 1,000 goals in more than 1,000 games during his career. c. pelé was a legend in soccer for both his playing and his work in the sport after retirement. d. pelé believed sports could promote peace and understanding among people.

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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