Is, “the Raptors we’re beaten by the Cavaliers in the playoffs” an active or passive sentence

Line 61-81: explain what opposing view king is addressing in this counter argument line 82-87: what is the effect of king mentioning his nobel prize?

Refer to the list of words parts on the left to answer the questions. what prefix is used in the word incredulous? what suffix is used in the word incredulous? what word root is used in the word incredulous?

In the sentence from barbara kingsolver’s “life without go go boots”, “writers are supposed to be eccentric,” the word eccentric is a euphemism for