Question

Passive voice:

Places are set at the table by family members for relatives who cannot attend.

Which revision puts the sample sentence in active voice?

Family members who cannot attend set places at the table.
Family members set places at the table for relatives who cannot attend.
Places are set by family members at the table for relatives who cannot attend.
Places for family members are set by relatives who cannot attend.




Answer
Use the drop-down menus to choose the form of the verb that agrees with the subject.

Families___
their older relatives on the first day of the Chinese New Year.


Subsequent days of the Chinese New Year___
celebrated in various ways.


Some people___
special treats to dogs on the second day.


Neither my sister nor my parents___
to miss the Chinese New Year celebration in our town.
Answer
Families
✔ visit
their older relatives on the first day of the Chinese New Year.


Subsequent days of the Chinese New Year
✔ are
celebrated in various ways.


Some people
✔ give
special treats to dogs on the second day.


Neither my sister nor my parents
✔ want
to miss the Chinese New Year celebration in our town.




Choose the correct tense of each verb in the context of the paragraph.

According to legend, the Chinese New Year celebration___
because of a fight against a mythical creature called the Nian. The Nian___
animals, crops, and even children. To keep the Nian from attacking, the villagers___
food in their doorways as an offering. One day, the Nian was frightened by a child in red. The villagers___
to use red lanterns and scrolls to ward off the creature. Firecrackers were also believed to frighten the Nian away. The color red, fireworks, and food___
still part of Chinese New Year celebrations today.
Answer
According to legend, the Chinese New Year celebration
✔ started
because of a fight against a mythical creature called the Nian. The Nian
✔ ate
animals, crops, and even children. To keep the Nian from attacking, the villagers
✔ left
food in their doorways as an offering. One day, the Nian was frightened by a child in red. The villagers
✔ began
to use red lanterns and scrolls to ward off the creature. Firecrackers were also believed to frighten the Nian away. The color red, fireworks, and food
✔ are
still part of Chinese New Year celebrations today.
Answered by GPT-4o mini
The revision that puts the sample sentence in active voice is:

**Family members set places at the table for relatives who cannot attend.**
Answered by GPT-4o mini
Here are the forms of the verbs that agree with the subjects:

Families **honor** their older relatives on the first day of the Chinese New Year.

Subsequent days of the Chinese New Year **are** celebrated in various ways.

Some people **give** special treats to dogs on the second day.

Neither my sister nor my parents **want** to miss the Chinese New Year celebration in our town.
Answered by GPT-4o mini
Here are the correct tenses of each verb in the context of the paragraph:

According to legend, the Chinese New Year celebration **began** because of a fight against a mythical creature called the Nian. The Nian **attacked** animals, crops, and even children. To keep the Nian from attacking, the villagers **placed** food in their doorways as an offering. One day, the Nian was frightened by a child in red. The villagers **decided** to use red lanterns and scrolls to ward off the creature. Firecrackers were also believed to frighten the Nian away. The color red, fireworks, and food **are** still part of Chinese New Year celebrations today.
Answered by GPT-4o mini
Your choices for the verbs in the context of the paragraph are correct. Here’s a recap with your selections:

According to legend, the Chinese New Year celebration **started** because of a fight against a mythical creature called the Nian. The Nian **ate** animals, crops, and even children. To keep the Nian from attacking, the villagers **left** food in their doorways as an offering. One day, the Nian was frightened by a child in red. The villagers **began** to use red lanterns and scrolls to ward off the creature. Firecrackers were also believed to frighten the Nian away. The color red, fireworks, and food **are** still part of Chinese New Year celebrations today.

Great job! Everything is in the correct tense and fits well in the context.