Vocabulary Part 1
We were late to school because there was a lot of __________ on the highway.
traffic
The police _____ the man because he broke into a store.
arrested
I wish I could have/having a nice breakfast like this every morning.
have
Mary told him/ told to him that we needed to leave at 10:30 sharp.
told him
I want to try/ trying to find the thief.
to try
The police _____ helped the children cross the street safely.
officer
The _______ wore a mask and took a TV from the house.
burglar
I really enjoy to eat/eating at my favorite sushi restaurant.
eating
that
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Someone has _____ my bike from the front yard!
stolen
The police had to _______ the thief through the streets.
chase
When a celebrity gets aggressive, I explain that/ to I'm just doing my job.
that
I warned to him/ warned him to stop running in only socks on the wood floors.
warned him
The place where trials take place to find people guilty or innocent are called _______.
courts
Once he was arrested, they took his ________ to send to the reporters.
mug shot
The security guard ______ the man out of the building.
escorted
Write the sentence below to make the direct object change into the subject of the sentence.
The police arrested the man.
The man was arrested by the police.
Write the sentence below so the direct object becomes the subject of the sentence.
Someone captured the thief last week.
The thief was captured (by someone) last week.
There is so much _____ in Merida nowadays, it takes forever to get anywhere on the roads.
Traffic
The judge ______ the criminal to 5 years in jail for robbing the local jewelry store.
sentenced
When someone is ______ of a crime, they are found guilty and are awaiting their sentencing.
convicted
Write the sentence below to make the direct object become the subject of the sentence.
Kidnappers released the hostages last night and they are on their way home to their families.
The hostages were released last night (by their kidnappers) and they are on their way home to their families.
Write the sentence below to make the direct object the subject of the sentence.
Robbers broke into a jewelry store and stole a necklace worth 1 million dollars.
A necklace worth 1 million dollars was stolen by robbers (in a jewelry store).
Write the sentence below to make the direct object the subject of the sentence.
The jury convicted the man as guilty of the crime.
The man was convicted by the jury as guilty of the crime.