Read the sentences. a new gift shop was opened by the millers who needed to learn many things about running it so the business would be successful. their accountant informed them that the inventory and sales reports need to be submitted at the end of every week. which option most accurately describes the problematic use of active and passive voice in this sentence? a. the second sentence uses passive voice, but would be better written in active voice. b. the second sentence uses active voice, but would be better written in passive voice. c. the first sentence uses active voice, but would be better written in passive voice. d. the first sentence uses passive voice, but would be better written in active voice.

The correct answer is D. The first sentence uses passive voice but would be better written in active voice.

Explanation:

In the English language, there are mainly two types of grammatical voices: active and passive. In passive voice, the sentence begins with the object while the subject has less emphasis or is not even presented, while in the active voice the sentence begins with the subject and this is the emphasis of the sentence. Additionally, active voice is often preferred than passive voice excerpt if the object is more important.

In the case of the sentence presented, the first sentence is in the passive voice "A new gift shop was opened by the Millers who needed to learn many things about running it so the business would be successful" as the emphasis is the object. However, as the emphasis should be the Millers who were the ones in charge of the shop, this sentence would be better in the active voice or "The Millers opened a new gift shop...". On the other hand, the second sentence is in active voice and this is suitable in this context. Therefore, the statement that describes the problematic use of active and passive voice is "The first sentence uses passive voice, but would be better written in active voice".

faulty parallelism is a construction in which two or more parts of a sentence are equivalent in meaning but not grammatically similar in form.

the correct version of this faulty parallelism in the sentence is:

the hikers knew that the hike was six miles, that it usually required the entire day, and it would not be wise to start after 10: 00 a.m.

the problem is the last sentence, the first two have a basic subject+verb+object structure.

so, to give a proper balance to the structure, or better said, to give a parallel structure, we must write a basic s+v+o structure in all three sentences:

the hikers knew that the hike was six miles, that it usually required the entire day, and it would not be wise to start after 10: 00 a.m.

the author is intending to draw attention to the plight of refugees, editorial and biography support this. both workpieces make the reader empathize with enrique as well as with the other young migrants from central america. the writer, however, is using a different approach to each text.

the editorial includes strong words to persuade readers. he is trying hard to convince readers in the us to change its refugee approach.

the biography relies on narrative techniques and figurative language which the writer uses wisely in the setting, characterization, and personification to educate readers on the topic.