active voice vs. passive voice

[Robertina]

Business English Lesson, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #51 "Legal Expressions", question 4

Even if you think you may have got away with a crime, in most cases the long ......... of the law will catch you.

(a) arm
(b) feel
(c) stretch
(d) reach

Business English Lesson, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #51 "Legal Expressions", answer 4

Even if you think you may have got away with a crime, in most cases the long arm of the law will catch you.

Correct answer: (a) arm
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have not been legalized is a part of a sentence it is in the passive how can I make this a better sentence?

Robertina

[Yankee]

Hi

If you want some input about how to improve a sentence, you'll need to post the whole sentence first. ;)

The active voice is not necessarily better than the passive voice.
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