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3 Find the verbs in these sentences. Which are active? Which are passive? 1 He heard Mom outside his room. 2 His sister was asked to be quiet while he studied. 3 Delia was told to go to bed early. 4 She went to bed very late the night before. 5 He wanted to talk to his sister.
4 Rewrite these paragraphs in the passive voice. Example: They took the exam. è The exam was taken. The teacher
In the story, a bear chased a rabbit. The other animals hunted the bear. They caught the bear. They rescued the rabbit. They chased the bear out of the forest.
collected the papers. Someone took them to the Principal’s office. Then the teacher read a story to the class.
5 Punctuate the following sentences correctly with colons and commas.
1 Three friends came to visit Sara Andrew and Liandre. 2 I enjoy playing these games football marbles and cricket. 3 The food was good baked fish tomatoes peas and fresh fruit. 4 Try taking more exercise walk run cycle and swim.
6 Rewrite the following sentences with semi-colons. Example: I opened the box but it was empty. è I opened the box; it was empty. 1 I read the article but I didn’t understand it. 2 The road was clear so I crossed.
3 My friend was late because she missed the bus. 4 I re-read the paragraph and then it made sense.
• Remind students that they need to find the objects of the verbs to help them change the sentences to the passive voice.
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