Monday, December 10, 2007
THE PASSIVE, Dec. 10th
Change an active voice sentence to the passive voice, or change a passive voice sentence to the active voice.
When the snow fell heavily, the sidewalk was shovelled twice a day.
Last week's question proved to be very difficult; you needed to add a subject to the sentence.
No one was discovered in the burned out building.
For example: (Someone/Firemen/Police) didn't discover anyone in the burned out building. This sentence is an example of why the passive is sometimes useful.
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When the snow fell heavily, the sidewalk was shovelled twice a day.
Last week's question proved to be very difficult; you needed to add a subject to the sentence.
No one was discovered in the burned out building.
For example: (Someone/Firemen/Police) didn't discover anyone in the burned out building. This sentence is an example of why the passive is sometimes useful.
Postings will be saved in the archives (see sidebar).
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4 comments:
When the snow fell heavily, my neighbor shovelled the sidewalk twice a day.
Yujin: An excellent solution:-)
My family and I shovelled the sidewalk twice a day when the snow fell heavily.
Bich-Thuy: Another good solution.
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