Passive voice
Someone ate my leftovers
My leftovers were eaten by someone
I had a cool hat, and now I don't.
I used to have a cool hat.
The dishwasher was_______ by an American woman.
Invented.
opt
option
information
to inform
Christopher Columbus "discovered" America.
America was "discovered" by Christopher Columbus.
I was bad at boxing as a child (but now I'm very good at it).
I used to be bad at boxing.
Definition: to find something that already existed but nobody knew about. What is the word?
Discover
Confuse
confusion
imagination
to imagine
The person who ate my leftovers was murdered by me.
Did he use to have long hair?
Definition: To draw a plan that shows how to make something
Design
organize
organization
election
to elect
I kissed my cat's teeny-tiny adorable belly.
My cat's teeny-tiny adorable belly was kissed by me.
I wear glasses now, but I didn't as a child.
As a child, I didn't use to wear glasses/ I didn't use to wear glasses as a child.
based on.
succeed
success
life
live
The police arrested me for murdering the person who ate my leftovers.
I was arrested by the police for murdering the person who ate my leftovers/ I was arrested for murdering the person who ate my leftovers.
Anna was very bad at geography as a child, and James was very bad at math. Now James is awesome at math, and Anna is great at geography.
James used to be very bad at math, and Anna used to be very bad at geography.
To welcome people into a building or business for the first time, sometimes accompanied by a special ceremony such as a ribbon cutting.
Open.
die
death
Verb: choose