Excerpt from A Baker's Dozen

David Matherne

Counselors were shown that I didn't have to graduate with my class, Uke they so earnestly wished for me to,

- Which is the MOST effective substitution for the underlined part of this sentence?

1 Counselors showed

2 I showed the counselors

3 The counselors were shown

4 I was shown the counselors

Answer:B

Explanation:did it on USA testprep and because Using passive voice here is ineffective. The narrator is the one who actively showed the counselors that he didn't have to graduate with his class. Therefore, the sentence should read I showed the counselors ...

2) I showed the counselors

Explanation:

The sentences Counselors were shown that I didn't have to graduate with my class, like they so earnestly wished for me to and I showed the counselors that I didn't have to graduate with my class, like they so earnestly wished for me to have the same meaning. The only difference is that the first sentence is written in passive voice, while the second is written in active voice. In the active voice, the subject performs an action represented by the verb on an object. In the passive voice, the subject (which would be an object in the active voice sentence with the same meaning) is a recipient of an action described by the verb. The active voice is often preferred, as it represents a more straightforward way of presenting ideas and clearly expresses who is doing what.

The third option is also correct, but it is not the most effective substitution.

The fourth option is grammatically incorrect.