Question
Read the sentence.
Jameson dropped and broke the cookie jar while his parents were on vacation.
What is the best explanation for why the writer would revise this sentence to use passive voice?
A: The writer does not know who dropped the cookie jar.
B: The writer does not know how the cookie jar broke.
C: The writer wants to conceal the identity of the person who broke the jar.
D: The writer wants to conceal the location of the broken cookie jar.
Jameson dropped and broke the cookie jar while his parents were on vacation.
What is the best explanation for why the writer would revise this sentence to use passive voice?
A: The writer does not know who dropped the cookie jar.
B: The writer does not know how the cookie jar broke.
C: The writer wants to conceal the identity of the person who broke the jar.
D: The writer wants to conceal the location of the broken cookie jar.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
C: The writer wants to conceal the identity of the person who broke the jar.
Using passive voice in this case would shift the focus away from Jameson as the subject and instead emphasize the action of the jar being broken, thereby concealing who was responsible for the event.
Using passive voice in this case would shift the focus away from Jameson as the subject and instead emphasize the action of the jar being broken, thereby concealing who was responsible for the event.