Questions 1–5: Revise the following sentences so that the active voice replaces the passive voice. 1. All of us were surprised to hear the views that were expressed by him.

2. At each new performance of the jazz band, the music was enjoyed by Pat even more.

3. Several different techniques for grafting can be employed by the gardener.

4. Only one person had not been persuaded by the rhetoric.

5. These improvements for bus riders were provided in part by Congress through a new program that included two innovations: distribution of funds to localities and provision for annual increases to be made through the coming six years.

Question 6–7: Respond to the following.

6. Define “dead phrases” and give two examples.

7. Rewrite the following roundabout expressions to be more concise:

for the period of one year

at this very present

due to the fact that

during the exact time that