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Spotting the agent

Exercise and reference answers

Questions
  1. Question
    In 'They are punished by fear', the agent is
    Choices
    1. they
    2. fear
    3. punished
    Correct choice
    fear
  2. Question
    In 'They are punished', the agent is
    Choices
    1. they
    2. punished
    3. not stated
    Correct choice
    not stated
  3. Question
    The agent is introduced by the word
    Choices
    1. by
    2. for
    3. with
    Correct choice
    by

Explanation

The agent is the doer, whether or not it is named. Source: An English Grammar, Baskervill and Sewell (1896), sections 209-211.
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