<p>Angel DeCora began studying art at Smith College at a time when few Native American artists were receiving formal training in the European tradition.</p>
<p>a) few Native American artists were receiving formal training
e) formal training was received by few Native American artists.</p>
<p>What is wrong with E?</p>
<p>what is wrong with E is that there is totally no need for a passive voice structure if you already can replace it with an active voice structure; also, Angel Decora is somehow compared to the “few American Artists” so choice E produced an error in the parallel structure of the sentence. :)</p>
<p>passive voice is bad.
bad passive voice, bad</p>
<p>The SAT hardly ever uses passive voice, so if you see it as one of the answer choices, it is most likely incorrect. There are a few exceptions, but I am sure you will be able to recognize them. Passive voice is bad. Just as jimyjim said.</p>
<p>yes, bad PV
bad boy PV</p>