Which contains an independent clause? Because the tragic fumble was scored by the visiting team in the last minute.
When the player, in an extraordinary move, went charging down the field.
As the uproar from the delirious fans exploded jubilantly through the stadium.
While the team made their play, the frenzied crowd cheered them to victory.

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 correct answer is the first one.

1. list two reasons why fossil fuels should continue to be used as a source of energy in america.