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Friday, February 15, 2013
ACTIVE & PASSIVE, Feb. 15th, 2013
Use the verb with the base ring in two different sentences. Sentence 1 should be in the active
voice; sentence 2 should reword the sentence to the passive voice.
ALESHA: You have used "ring" as a noun instead of a verb;-) BRITTANY:Good sentences:-) ALYCIA:Well done! GRACE:Great sentences:-) MARY ANN: Good work! BEATRICE:The first sentence is good, but the second one is not in the passive voice;-) KIRSTEN:Both sentences are in the active voice;-) JIA YI:In #1 the verb tense is wrong or there is an agreement error; in #2, this is not the passive;-)
ALESHA: The correction is good:-) SARAH: Well done! SERENA:In the first sentence you have used the infinitive form of the verb; in the second sentence, you are still using the active voice;-) LISA:#1--good; #2--this is still active voice (past perfect tense);-) VIVIEN: #1--yes, #2--the verb form is wrong;-)
21 comments:
1. The girl wore a beautiful ring.
2. The beautiful ring was worn by the girl.
1. I rang the doorbell.
2. The doorbell was rung by me.
1. The preacher rang the church bells.
2. The church bells were rung by the preacher.
1. The hand bell choir rang the hand bells.
2. The hand bells were rung by the hand bell choir.
Active
The girls rang the bell.
Passive:
The bell was rung by the girls.
The school bell rang as the children
ran around the playground.
Active
The children ran around the playground as the school bell rang.
Passive
1. I answered the phone when it rang.
2. When the telephone rings at the office the secretary answers it.
1. My home phone ring as I walk through the door.
2. As I walked through the door my home phone had rung.
ALESHA: You have used "ring" as a noun instead of a verb;-)
BRITTANY:Good sentences:-)
ALYCIA:Well done!
GRACE:Great sentences:-)
MARY ANN: Good work!
BEATRICE:The first sentence is good, but the second one is not in the passive voice;-)
KIRSTEN:Both sentences are in the active voice;-)
JIA YI:In #1 the verb tense is wrong or there is an agreement error; in #2, this is not the passive;-)
1. The rang the dinner bell
2. The dinner bell was rung by the girl
1. Active Voice
She rang the church bells on her wedding day.
2. Passive Voice
On her wedding day, the church bells were rung by her.
1. The teacher pulled the fire alarm handle which caused the fire alarm to ring.
2. The fire alarm rang when the teacher pulled the fire alarm handle.
1. The bell rang as we walked into the classroom.
2. The bell had rung as we walked into the classroom.
I rang the doorbell slowly
Slowly, the door bell was rang in a soft tone.
Sorry disregard my previous one
1. The girl rang the dinner bell
2. The dinner bell was rung by the girl
ALESHA: The correction is good:-)
SARAH: Well done!
SERENA:In the first sentence you have used the infinitive form of the verb; in the second sentence, you are still using the active voice;-)
LISA:#1--good; #2--this is still active voice (past perfect tense);-)
VIVIEN: #1--yes, #2--the verb form is wrong;-)
Active: I lost my wedding ring.
Passive: The wedding ring was lost.
Reanna rang the dinner bell.
The dinner bell was rung by Reanna.
JENNIFER:You have used 'ring" as a a noun instead of as a verb;-)
LESLIE: Excellent sentences!
1.The attendant teacher rings the school bells at 9 a.m. every weekday.
2.The school bells were rung at 9 a.m. by the attendant teacher every weekday
JIA YI: Good sentences:-)
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