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Question 65

In every sentence, the receiver is the intended topic and the agent is unknown. Which sentence fails to use the preferred passive focus?

  1. Someone scratched the display during the night.Correct answer
  2. The donation envelope was opened before collection.
  3. A trail camera was moved beyond the fence.
  4. The ceramic label was broken during transport.

Explanation

Someone scratched the display is active and makes a vague agent the grammatical subject despite the stated receiver focus. The other sentences place the affected object first and appropriately leave the unknown doer unstated.

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