Question

Look at these pairs of active and passive sentences. In
each pair, which do you think is the better sentence?

1 a We only use 11 per cent of the Earth's land for
farming. But each year we use less land because
rain washes the soil away.
b Only 11 per cent of the Earth's land is used for
farming. But each year less land is used because
the soil is washed away by the rain or blown
away by the wind
2 a The Japanese like fish and eat 3,400 million
kilograms of it a year.
b Fish is liked by the Japanese and 3,400 million
kilograms of it is eaten by them each year.
3 a At first, the Europeans didn't smoke tobacco but
used it as an ornamental flower.
b At first, tobacco wasn't smoked by the Europeans
but used as an ornamental flower.​

Answer 1

The first is B

The second is A

The third is B