Due tomorrow: changing passive to active voice exercise...class handout; copy below
Due this Friday, January 18- vocabulary 7
In class: finishing up The Minister's Black Veil and looking at task one of the ELA exam.
On Tuesday, January 22, you have your midterm. This is 25% of this marking period's grade.
Change the following from passive to active voice.
Directions: Change each passive voice sentence into the active voice.
1. The winning novel was chosen by a panel of famous fiction writers.
2. Four motorists were killed by automobile accidents over the Memorial Day weekend.
3. The book on glaciers was never sent to the bookstore by the publishers.
4. A ball traveling at incredible speed was thrown by the veteran pitcher.
5. The dishes were cleared from the table by the impatient server.
6. English sheepdogs are bred and raised by the kennel on 3rd Avenue.
7. We were amazed by some of the performances.
8. Adequate medical benefits should be insisted on by every employee.
9. A motion was made to table the matter by three committee members.
10. A note was written on the brown paper bag by the grocery clerk.
11. A piece of plastic had been swallowed by the child.
12. Two separate people were given rides in the new models by the designer.
13. Our dog is frightened by loud thunderstorms.
14.The store was kept open until 11:00 p.m. by the overtired workers.
15. The ball is hit straight into the bleachers by the batter.
16. New insecticides are produced each year by chemical companies.
17. The old shed was painted bright blue by the man's son.
18. Resources for the project were not included in the budget by the legislature.
19. The vibrant colors in the painting are immediately noticed by museum goers.
20. The story is presented in a dispassionate way by the author.
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