B.THIS VERSION IS THE MOST ACTIVE AND DIRECT, STARTING WITH THE AG...

16. b.This version is the most active and direct, starting with the agent of action (the Truman Doctrine)and clearly and concisely stating the effects of the doctrine. Choices aand cawkwardly put the actionbefore the subject, and choice calso breaks up the two actions, interrupting the fluency of the sen-tence. Choice duses two bulky whichclauses, rather than the more concise parenthetical phrases ofchoice b. Choice ebegins with a passive construction and is both wordy and redundant.