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Overuse of Be Verbs
For each of the following sentences, choose the revision that
replaces the be verb with an active verb. Some sentences may
need more than one verb change, so be sure to choose the option
that replaces all be verbs with active verbs.
EXAMPLE:
The contradictory clues were a puzzle to the detective.
The contradictory clues puzzled the detective.
Historians are generally in agreement that the Egyptians were the inventors of sailing around 3000 BCE.