Fill in the blanks with an appropriate active or passive verb form.
1The letters ............... in the morning.
Wrong!
The subject receives the action, so the passive form "were posted" is correct.
2She ............... of our decision.
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The subject receives the information, so the passive form "has been informed" is correct.
3The old man ............... alone for many years.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "has been living" and "has lived" are correct for an action or state continuing up to now.
4His kind words ............... me.
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The subject does the action, so the active verb "encouraged" is correct.
5I ............... by his kind words.
Wrong!
The subject receives the action, so the passive form "was encouraged" is correct.
6He ............... everything in detail.
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The subject does the action, so the active verb "explained" is correct.
7Everything ............... in detail.
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The subject receives the action, so the passive form "was explained" is correct.
8She ............... him instantly.
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The subject does the action, so the active verb "recognized" is correct.
9He ...............
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The subject receives the action, so the passive form "was instantly deported" is correct.
10I ............... unawares.
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The fixed passive expression is "was caught" in this sentence.
11She ............... into the room happily.
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The subject does the action, so the active verb "danced" is correct.
12She ............... aback.
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The fixed passive expression is "was taken" in this sentence.
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Answers
- The letters were posted in the morning.
- She has been informed of our decision.
- The old man has been living / has lived alone for many years.
- His kind words encouraged me.
- I was encouraged by his kind words.
- He explained everything in detail.
- Everything was explained in detail.
- She recognized him instantly.
- He was instantly deported.
- I was caught unawares.
- She danced into the room happily.
- She was taken aback.