Question
Write A if the verb is in the active voice and P if it is in the passive voice. Then, rewrite the sentence using a verb in the opposite voice, adding or dropping words as necessary.
1. The ship took in all the cargo.
A: A = active voice.
All the cargo was taken in by the ship.
2. The groans of the dying turned the scene into almost inconceivable horror.
A: A = active voice.
The scene was turn into almost inconceivable horror by the groans of the dying.
3. Two of the wretches were drowned.
A: P = passive voice.
Slave holders drowned two of the wretches.
4. Eventually we were landed on Barbados.
A: P = passive voice.
Eventually we landed in Barbados.
(I'm not sure about this one.)
1. The ship took in all the cargo.
A: A = active voice.
All the cargo was taken in by the ship.
2. The groans of the dying turned the scene into almost inconceivable horror.
A: A = active voice.
The scene was turn into almost inconceivable horror by the groans of the dying.
3. Two of the wretches were drowned.
A: P = passive voice.
Slave holders drowned two of the wretches.
4. Eventually we were landed on Barbados.
A: P = passive voice.
Eventually we landed in Barbados.
(I'm not sure about this one.)
Answers
Ms. Sue
All are right.
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