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How do I get this out of the passive voice? I have gotten all the rest out be this one.

....the duties and responsibilites reserved soley for attorneys......

I have tried many things but it still goes in the passive voice. Help!
 
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The duties and responsibilites that are the preserve of attorneys

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donnahernandez3 said:
How do I get this out of the passive voice? I have gotten all the rest out be this one.

....the duties and responsibilites reserved soley for attorneys......

I have tried many things but it still goes in the passive voice. Help!
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That really isn't the passive voice. "Reserved" is a past participle, used to introduce an adjectival participial phrase in that excerpt.
 
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