"I'm not even going to get into how, in choosing the single most efficient route to your desired destination, GPS excludes other routes and destinations you might not realize you desire to see, and
removes serendipity--which as any undergrad with a Penguin Classics edition of On the Road knows, is the very oxygen that makes
a road trip come alive."

In this statement, the author shows that he thinks -

A.
less well-known tourist attractions can be as thrilling as the popular ones.

B.
young people are more adventurous than older, more experienced travelers

C.
planning a trip in exact detail takes too much time and effort

D.
it's worthwhile to risk wasting time during a trip in the hopes of being surprised

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.

the word that best matches the meaning of the expression "went to the big ocean" is died.

the goldfish died, which is why the father looks at the children mournfully. the "big ocean" is the father's way of saying fish heaven. he could have just said that the goldfish died, but this way, the children imagine the fish in a bigger, better place instead of just picturing a dead fish.

explanation:

yup its an addiction

may i know the title of the book?