Which of the following statements about the passive voice is correct?
a. A sentence using the passive voice typically has a very different meaning than a sentence using the active voice.
b. We use the passive voice and the active voice equally often in English.
c. People understand a sentence more quickly if the sentence is active, rather than passive.
d. Writing manuals often encourage scientists to write in the passive voice in order to appear more scholarly.
Ans: c
Psychology
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