HURRY PLEASE The night was loaded with omens. The grieving sky turned the little water to a dangerous metal and then the wind got up – not the gusty, rabbity wind of the seacoasts I know but a great bursting sweep of wind with nothing to inhibit it for a thousand miles in any direction. Because it was a wind strange to me, and therefore mysterious, it set up mysterious responses in me. What is the purpose of the description in this passage from Travels with Charley?

The author wants to show that he is a superstitious person.
The author wants to provide a factual description of North Dakota.
The author wants to persuade people to stay away from North Dakota.
The author wants to explore human reactions to nature.

What is the purpose of the descriptive detail in this passage from Travels with Charley? It shows how the camper meets all the author's travel needs.

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.