Read the sentences.

a new gift shop was opened by the millers who needed to learn many things about running it so the business would be successful. their accountant informed them that the inventory and sales reports need to be submitted at the end of every week.

which option most accurately describes the problematic use of active and passive voice in this sentence?

a) the second sentence uses active voice, but would be better written in passive voice.
b) the first sentence uses active voice, but would be better written in passive voice.
c) the first sentence uses passive voice, but would be better written in active voice.
d) the second sentence uses passive voice, but would be better written in active voice.

C: The first sentence uses passive voice, but would be better written in active voice.

Explanation:

 The first sentence "A new ift shop was opened by the Millers" is in the passive voice, which places more importance in the "new gift shop", and makes this phrase the subject of the sentence. The sentence writtten in the active voice would be more direct and clear, showing who opened the 'shop'. The rest of the sentences are arbout the subject. "The Millers opened a new gift shop..."

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)