Fill in the blanks.
1The auditorium was ............... with buntings.
Wrong!
The passive form needs the past participle "decorated" after "was".
2Chairs ............... neatly arranged in rows for the invitees.
Wrong!
The past passive sentence needs "were" with the plural subject "Chairs".
3The dais ............... a beautiful backdrop.
Wrong!
The past simple verb "had" describes what the dais included.
4The principal ............... the chief guest to the stage.
Wrong!
The active past simple verb "escorted" shows what the principal did.
5When they all ............... their seats, two girls sang the prayer.
Wrong!
The active past simple verb "occupied" means they took their seats.
6After that the principal ............... the annual report.
Wrong!
The past simple verb "read" fits the sequence of completed events.
7Then the chief guest ............... a brief speech.
Wrong!
The active past simple verb "made" is used in the phrase "made a speech".
8He ............... the students to work hard.
Wrong!
The past simple verb "advised" reports what he told the students.
9He said that they should aim at success and ............... credit to the school.
Wrong!
After "should," the base verb "bring" is needed.
10This ............... by the prize distribution ceremony.
Wrong!
The passive form "was followed" means the prize distribution ceremony came next.
Answers
- The auditorium was decorated with buntings.
- Chairs were neatly arranged in rows for the invitees.
- The dais had a beautiful backdrop.
- The principal escorted the chief guest to the stage.
- When they all occupied their seats, two girls sang the prayer.
- After that the principal read the annual report.
- Then the chief guest made a brief speech.
- He advised the students to work hard.
- He said that they should aim at success and bring credit to the school.
- This was followed by the prize distribution ceremony.
