Awritten story about an alien invasion is adapted for a dramatic radio
broadcast and told as if it were occurring live. what about the radio broadcast
of a story might make it more effective than reading the written version of the
story?
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a. the fact that it is nonvisual would mean listeners could imagine
terrible images
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b. the fact that it is obviously fictional would make readers think
more seriously about its themes.
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c. the fact that it was taking place live would feel suspenseful.
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d. the fact that it can be listened to while doing other activities
makes its message more subtle.

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.

that’s a nice boss :