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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Active and Passive Voice
Can someone please help me in change the sentences below from Passive to Active voice?
1. Two hundred invitations to the opening of the student art show were misplaced by my absentminded friend Joe.
2. No loyalty at all was shown by the dog to his owner, who had mistreated him.
3. It ca be concluded that a college education provides a significant economic advantage.
4. The new car was purchased without serious thought about how we would make the monthly payments.
5. Home equity loans were explained to by the assistant manager.
6. The students were punished by the principal before they were given a chance to explain.
7. A month before the final production, a guest list was drawn up. Then invitations were designed and mailed.
8. The records were played over and over before we finally agreed on music for the dance.
1. Two hundred invitations to the opening of the student art show were misplaced by my absentminded friend Joe.
2. No loyalty at all was shown by the dog to his owner, who had mistreated him.
3. It ca be concluded that a college education provides a significant economic advantage.
4. The new car was purchased without serious thought about how we would make the monthly payments.
5. Home equity loans were explained to by the assistant manager.
6. The students were punished by the principal before they were given a chance to explain.
7. A month before the final production, a guest list was drawn up. Then invitations were designed and mailed.
8. The records were played over and over before we finally agreed on music for the dance.
Top answer
Can you try at least one or two? Who is the actor? ) Make him the subject of the sentence.
- Can you try at least one or two?
- Who is the actor?
- ) Make him the subject of the sentence.
- (In some cases, you'll have to invent one.
- ) - A.
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Can you try at least one or two?
Who is the actor? (Who performs the action?)
Make him the subject of the sentence.
(In some cases, you'll have to invent one. Use your imagination.)
- A.
Who is the actor? (Who performs the action?)
Make him the subject of the sentence.
(In some cases, you'll have to invent one. Use your imagination.)
- A.
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This is what I came up with:
- My absentminded friend Joe misplaced two hundred invitations to the opening of the student art show.
- The dog showed no loyalty at all to his owner, who mistreated him.
- College education provides a significant economic advantage
- We purchased a new car without giving serious thought how we would make monthl
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Here are some suggestions:
3 People (or we) can conclude that a college education provides a significant economic advantage. (Yours is OK, but does not have the idea that someone made this conclusion)
4. We purchased a new car without giving serious thought about how we would make monthly payments.
6. The principal punished the students before he gave them a chance
3 People (or we) can conclude that a college education provides a significant economic advantage. (Yours is OK, but does not have the idea that someone made this conclusion)
4. We purchased a new car without giving serious thought about how we would make monthly payments.
6. The principal punished the students before he gave them a chance
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