Tech & Innovation
Amazon ________ (founded / was founded) by Jeff Bezos in 1994.
was founded
passive simple past
Change to passive: "Explorers discovered the Titanic in 1985".
"The Titanic was discovered in 1985."
After a "by" phrase, which is correct? "The photo was taken by (she / her)".
her (Always use an object pronoun after by).
Which sentence is correct? A) The accident was happened. B) The accident happened.
B ("Happen" is intransitive; it has no passive form).
Correct the mistake: "The e-mail was send by my friend yesterday".
"...was sent...".
Is this sentence Active or Passive? "Computers process millions of bits of data every second".
Active
The subject "Computers" does the action.
When Lewis and Clark reached the West, maps ________ (were being made / were making) of the new territory.
were being made
"Someone gave Alex two free tickets." Change this to passive starting with "Two free tickets...".
"Two free tickets were given to Alex."
Can this be passive? "The explorers arrived in 1805".
No ("Arrive" is intransitive).
Correct the mistake: "Is your homework being finish right now?".
"Is your homework being finished..."
Fix the mistake: "The first laptop didn't designed in 2010".
"The first laptop wasn't designed in 2010" (Passive negatives use be, not do).
Passive or Active? "By 1860, four million people had been brought to the U.S. as slaves".
Passive
Why is the agent omitted here? "A lot of food was left in the theater".
The agent is unknown or not important.
Walt Disney (died / was died) in 1966.
died (You cannot use be with "die").
Correct the mistake: "A new bridge will built next year".
"...will be built..."
Change to passive: "Technicians are analyzing the new DNA samples right now".
"The new DNA samples are being analyzed by technicians right now."
Fix the mistake: "The Gettysburg Address should read by all students".
"The Gettysburg Address should be read by all students" (Modal passive needs be).
Fix the mistake: "The student was given to a prize for his hard work".
"The student was given a prize..." (If the person is the subject, do not use to).
Change to passive if possible: "The climate is changing quickly".
No change possible (When "change" is a natural process, it is intransitive).
Correct the mistake: "I was told that you didn't liked the gift".
"...didn't like..."
Complete with the Passive Future: "In the future, most cars ________ (drive) by computers".
will be driven (or are going to be driven).
Change to passive: "The government has recently resettled thousands of refugees".
"Thousands of refugees have recently been resettled by the government."
Change to passive in two ways: "They will offer the scientist a new job".
"The scientist will be offered a new job."
"A new job will be offered to the scientist."
Fix the mistake: "The baby was borned in July".
The baby was born in July.
Correct the mistake: "Many books have being written about the Civil War".
"...have been written..."