alleryStart learning →Adversative passives suggest that someone was
APositively rewarded
BNegatively affected
CLeft entirely unnamed
DStrongly praised
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Negatively affected
An adversative passive marks an action as unpleasant or undesirable for the one affected.
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