Question 12 unsaved what is the author's purpose in this excerpt from "a witch trial at mount holly"? the parties being met and the people got together, a grand consultation was held, before they proceeded to trial; in which it was agreed to use the scales first; and a committee of men were appointed to search the men, and a committee of women to search the women, to see if they had any thing of weight about them, particularly pins. question 12 options: to inform the reader regarding the events of the witch trial to persuade the audience of the guilt of the 'witches' to entertain the reader with the humor of the trial to engage the reader in a debate regarding the validity of the trial

The first answer, to inform

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.

a. inform

explanation:

"how to" tells us that it will explain how to, which means to inform