1. based on brutus’s decision to march the army to philippi and the appearance of caesar’s ghost to him, make a prediction about what will happen in the final act of julius caesar. be sure to justify your prediction with textual evidence where appropriate

citizens are given 25 years of life to prove their worth to society; if they fail to do great things

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.