Yaggy74 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
ACTIVE and PASSIVE VOICE
Hi
I have to rewrite the following in the passive voice could someone please check if my answers are correct, I have wrote my answers in red
1. My father painted the house. - The house was painted by my father
2. The storm will destroy the harvest - The harvest was destroyed by the storm
3. He has knocked the fence over - The fence was knocked over by him
4. The man in the black hat found the child - The child was found by the man in the black hat
Also I need to rewrite the following in the active voice again could you please check my answers in red
1. The supermarket will be opened by the mayor - The mayor will open the supermarket
2. The charge was made by the police - The police will make the charge
3. The drawings were done by a famous artist - A famous artist is doing the drawings
4. The company has been taken over by the government - The government are taking over the company or is it The government will take over the company
Thank you in advance for your advice/help
I have to rewrite the following in the passive voice could someone please check if my answers are correct, I have wrote my answers in red
1. My father painted the house. - The house was painted by my father
2. The storm will destroy the harvest - The harvest was destroyed by the storm
3. He has knocked the fence over - The fence was knocked over by him
4. The man in the black hat found the child - The child was found by the man in the black hat
Also I need to rewrite the following in the active voice again could you please check my answers in red
1. The supermarket will be opened by the mayor - The mayor will open the supermarket
2. The charge was made by the police - The police will make the charge
3. The drawings were done by a famous artist - A famous artist is doing the drawings
4. The company has been taken over by the government - The government are taking over the company or is it The government will take over the company
Thank you in advance for your advice/help
Top answer
Hi, You need to keep the tense! 2. The storm will destroy the harvest - The harvest was destroyed will be destroyed by the storm 3.
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Hi,
You need to keep the tense!
2. The storm will destroy the harvest - The harvestwas destroyed will be destroyed by the storm
You need to keep the tense!
2. The storm will destroy the harvest - The harvest
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Some corrections; the other sentences are correct:
2. The storm will destroy the harvest - The harvestwas will be destroyed by the storm
3. He has knocked the fence over - The fencewas has been knocked over by him
2. The charge was made by the police - The policewill make made the cha
2. The storm will destroy the harvest - The harvest
3. He has knocked the fence over - The fence
2. The charge was made by the police - The police
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