Which statement is written in passive voice?

A) The teacher inspired her students to be the best they could be.

B) The firefighters fought bravely against the wildfires in the forest.

C) The acrobats at the circus brought joy to the children in the crowd.

D) The town hall was filled by the concerned citizens of the area.

Read this passage from "the city without us" by alan weisman: which statement best explains how the structure of the passage supports the author's purpose? a. the passage traces several events in the order that they will occur to highlight how nature conquers human civilization. b. the passage shows that natural forces such as an absence of predators and an increase in the squirrel population can lead to destructive results. c. the passage shows that natural forms such as an absence of predators and human hunters can lead to the reforestation of new york city. d. the passage identifies how two natural forces are co-dependent - the deforestation of new york and the extinction of squirrels.

When they reached the door of the lonely house and stopped to unlock it, and the cat came to purr loudly, and rub against them, a deserted p***y, indeed, but fat with young robins, sylvia whispered that this was a beautiful place to live in, and she never should wish to go home. the description of the house in this excerpt gives an example of

If the author of the gift of the magi had made the reader aware of the gift jim had purchased in the beginning of the story , this would be an example of