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EXERCISE 10. Active vs. passlve. Charts 10-1 r 10-4)
Direcrions:
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb (active
or passive) in
parentheses.
1. Yesterday our teacher
(am w)
awived five minutes late.
2. Our morning paper read) by over
200,000
people every day.
3.
Last night my favorite
TV
program
(interrupt)
by
a special news bulletin.
4. That's not my coat. It (belonk) to Louise.
5. Our mail
(detiwr)
before noon every day.
6.
The b in comb
(pronounce, not)
. It is
silent. . I . . . I . .
7.
A bad accident
(happen)
on Highway 95 last night.
8.
When I (arriw) at the airport yesterday, I (meet)
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.- : . , . , . b ymy cousin and a couple of her friends.
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,
9.
Yesterday hear) about Margaret's divorce. I (surprise)
t
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by the news. Janice
(shock)
10. A new house (build) next to ours next year.
11. Roberto
write)
this composition last week. That one
wire)
by Abdullah.
12. Radium
(discov,er)
by Marie and Pierre Curie in 1898.
13.
At the soccer game yesterday, the winning goal kick)
by Luigi. Over 100,000 people
( a m d )
the soccer game.
14. A
Do you understand the explanation in the book?
B: No,
I
don't. I
(conjke)
by it.
15.
A
Where are you going to go to school next year?
B I
(accept)
by Shoreline Community
Colleg IJ
'
.
..
16. A:
I t k ootball is too vioient.
B: I
(agree)
with you. I
(prefer)
baseball.
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17. A
When
ur bike, sted )
?
B:
Two
days ago.
18.
A:
~ou,pay)
your electric bill yet?
B: No, I haven t, but I d better pay it today. If I don t, my
electricity
(shut ofl
by the power company.
19.
A:
Did you hear about the accident?
B: No. What
(happen)
?
A
A bicyclist
(hit)
by a taxi in fiont of the dorm.
I
B:
(the bicyclist, injure) ?
;: ..:
A
Yes. Someone
(call)
an ambulance. The bicyclist
(take)
to
City
Hospital and
(treat)
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in the emergency ward for cuts and bruises.
B: What
(happen)
to the taxi driver?
A
He
(awest)
for reckless driving.
B: He s lucky that the bicyclist
(kill,not)
20. The Eiffel Tower
(be)
in Paris, France. It
(visit)
by millions of people every
..
,
:: :
year. It
(design)
Eiffel
1832-1923).
It
(erect)
' . ,
in 1889 for the Paris exposition. Since that time, it
(be)
the most famous landmark
in Paris. Today it
(recognize)
by people
throughout the world.
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there (be)
more than 13,000 rhinos again living in the wild. These
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rhinos (save)
from extinction by the strong conservation
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methods of local communities, government agencies, and private
landowners. Wildlife
biologists still fear that some subspecies of the rhino in
Africa and Indonesia (become)
extinct in the near future. Some scientists
(believe)
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that half of all animal species in zoos will also be in danger
of
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extinction by the middle of this century.
Because zoos want to treat animals humanely and encourage
breeding, today animals
Put)
in large, natural settings instead of small cages.
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They (watch)
carefully for any signs of disease and (feed)
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a balanced diet. Most zoos (have)
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specially trained veterinarians and a hospital for animals.
They also have specially trained keepers. Food (prepare) in
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the zoo kitchen. The food program (design)
to satisfy the
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animals particular needs. For example, some snakes (feed)
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only
once a week, while some birds (feed)
several times a day. Today zoo
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animals (treat)
well, and zoo breeding programs are important
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in the attempt to save many species of wildlife. I :
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THE PASSIVE FORMS OF THE PRESENT AND
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PAST PROGRESSIVE
AcTNJ3
PASSNE
The secretary
is
opying some
(a) Some letters are
being
Passive form of the present progressive:
letters. copiod
by
the secretary.
Someone
is
building a new
b)
new hospital s
being
hospital. built re
The secretary w s
eopyr ng
c) Some letters wsrs
bdng
some letters.
copied by the secretary.
Someone
was buddtnp
a new
d)
A new hos~ital s beim
. .
hospital. built
