Which clause in the passage is written in the active voice? excerpt from the galveston hurricane adapted from the national oceanic and atmospheric administration on september 8, 1900, a category 4 hurricane hit the island of galveston, off the coast of texas. category 4 hurricanes are tropical cyclones with intense winds. at the time, weather forecasting did not exist, nor did satellites that can detect the formation of hurricanes in the world's oceans. the united states had never seen a hurricane of this magnitude before. many residents of galveston were surprised by the strength of the storm. the great galveston hurricane devastated the island city with winds of 130 to 140 miles per hour and a storm surge in excess of 15 feet. when its fury finally abated, 3,600 buildings were destroyed, and damage estimates were greater than $20 million ($700 million in today's dollars). to this day, the 1900 galveston hurricane remains the deadliest natural disaster in the nation's history. u. s. weather bureau forecasters were aware of the galveston hurricane as early as august 30. by the time the storm reached a position just northwest of key west on september 6, forecasters were convinced the storm would continue to track to the northeast. however, once in the gulf of mexico, the system began to strengthen and veer westward. it was then on a collision course with the texas coast. since wireless ship-to-shore communications were not yet available, there was no way to know just when and where the hurricane would strike.