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.

Passive voice is formed by changing the subject of the active voice as a complement and the object of the predicate as the subject.

1. All of us were surprised to hear the views that were expressed by him.

Active voice: “All of us were surprised to hear the views that he expressed”

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

Active voice: “At each new performance of the jazz band, Pat enjoyed the music even more.”

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

Active voice: “The gardener can employ several different techniques for grafting.”

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

Active voice: “The rhetoric had not persuaded only one person.”

this labor, by slow prudence to make mild.   c. ability to govern well

the answers are:

1. dolores driscoll - b. first person minor

dolores is a minor character who happens to be driving the bus at the time of the accident. she narrates picking up each of the children and her last memory is the children being thrown around the bus.

2. billy ansel - a. first person major

billy loses his twins in the accident. he tells his own story, how he witnessed the accident and how he tried to the rescuers. he is a major character, as he is at the center of the story.

3. mitchell stephens - c. first person observer

mitchell enters the story after the accident. he is a lawyer who learns about the accident based on other characters observations. though he tells the story from a first person perspective, he is just an observer.

as for matcthing the message or lesson posted with the person who said them:

1."obviously, you can't control everything, but you are obliged to take care of the few things you can. i'm an optimist basically who acts like a pessimist. on principle. just in case." - dolores driscoll

2. "i could no longer believe even in life. . for me now the only reality was death." - billy ansel