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In which of the following sentences is the verb in the active voice? A. We were told that Jim is ill.
B. The telephone bill was paid yesterday.
C. The mother called her son for lunch.
D. The boy was called by his mother.

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Answer 1
Answer: A. We were told that Jim is ill.

- this is passive: active would be: They told us Jim is ill

B. The telephone bill was paid yesterday.
- this is passive: active would be:  someone paid the bill yesterday


C. The mother called her son for lunch.
Active!

D. The boy was called by his mother.
- this is passive: active would be:  The mother called the boy.

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Dramatic irony means that

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Dramatic irony means that the audience knows something the characters do not. For example, in the beginning of Hamlet, we know immediately that Claudius was the one who killed Hamlet's father, however, he doesn't know that from the very start. 

Answer:

Dramatic irony means that...

Audience knows something the character or characters don't.

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Answer:

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Explanation:

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Answer:

The answer would have to be D
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