Find the visible x-word.
Change statements to questions.
Change affirmative to negative.
Find the hidden x-word.
Change now to before.
100
A baby in Pompeii was wearing a lot of jewelry.
WAS
100
Doom is near!
Is doom near?
100
Troy did exist!
Troy didn't exist!
100
Vesuvius erupted.
DID The -ed ending means hidden DID. Did Vesuvius erupt?
100

The Trojans are suspicious.

The Trojan were suspicious.

200
The Greeks can build anything!
CAN
200
The guards are shouting the news.
Are the guards shouting the news?
200
The Greeks are coming!
The Greeks aren't coming!
200
Everyone in Troy celebrates.
DOES The -S on the end of a verb means hidden DOES. Does everyone in Troy celebrate?
200
The island is deserted.
The island was deserted.
300
Too many visitors might destroy the site that nature preserved for centuries.
MIGHT
300
Both Pompeii and Herculaneum have produced wonderful artifacts.
Have both Pompeii and Herculaneum produced wonderful artifacts?
300
Athena will side with the Trojans.
Athena won't side with the Trojans. or Athena will not side with the Trojans.
300
No one sees the Greek ships hiding in the bay.
DOES The -S on the end of the verb means DOES. Does anyone see the Greek ships hiding in the bay? (Change no one to anyone in questions and negative.)
300
Many years go by.
Many years went by.
400
The artwork from Pompeii has stunned historians with its beauty.
HAS
400
He can see the wall around Troy.
Can he see the wall around Troy?
400
The wooden horse goes through the great double gate.
The wooden horse doesn't go through the great double gate.
400
Their everyday objects, houses, and graffiti all give us incredible snapshots of an era long ago.
DO If the verb is in the base form and you don't see an x-word, it's hidden DO. Do their everyday objects, houses, and graffiti all give us incredible snapshots of an era long ago?
400
Many Greeks will be killed.
Many Greeks would be killed.
500
Archaeologists are convinced that excavating Herculaneum is an important goal.
ARE and IS
500
Digging up Herculaneum has been much more difficult than digging up Pompeii.
Has digging up Herculaneum been much more difficult than digging up Pompeii?
500
No one sees the Greek ships hiding in the bay.
Someone sees the Greek ships hiding in the bay. or Everyone sees the Greek ships hiding in the bay.
500
They did it for fun.
DID This is tricky! DID is the main verb here, but since it's past, the x-word is also DID. When you change it to a question, it will be like this: Did they do it for fun?
500
This is due, in part, to how tough the material is to break through.
This was due, in part, to how tough the material was to break through.
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