Question

1.Read the texts about two female pirates and fill in the blanks with the right form of the verbs in the Passive Voice Simple Past Tense.
A. Ann Bonny was a female Irish pirate who was born in 1668. She 1(reject)………………. by her father after she married the pirate James Bonny. Soon they divorced and she met Calico Jack Rackham. One day in October 1720, she and Rackhman’s crew 2(catch)……………….by the English. Calico 3(hang)………………………but Ann 4 (forgive)…………………..because she was pregnant.

B. Mary Read was an English woman who 5 (dress)………………………in her brother’s clothes by her mother. She did that because she wanted to get money from the dead boy’s paternal grandmother. Mary joined the army where she 6(charm)…………………… by a soldier. Soon, he died and she 7 (leave) …………………alone. One her way to the West Indies, her ship 8 (take)…………………….by the pirates and she 9(force)…………………. to join them.
2. Rewrite each sentence beginning as shown:
E.g. They paid Sandra Bullock$70 million dollars for starring in Gravity.
$70 million dollars were paid to Sandra Bullock.
Sandra Bullock was paid $70 million dollars.
a)LeBron James will spend $41 million to give the kids from Akron the chance to go to college.
$41 million………………………………………………………………………….. .
The kids from Akron………………………………………………………………… .
b)Prince William has given Kate Middleton a blue sapphire ring which cost$ 28500.
Kate Middleton ………………………………………………………… .
A blue sapphire ring ……………………………………………………. .
c)Bill Gates will not give you $5000 to share a photo on Facebook.
$ 5000……………………………………………………………………. .
You …………………………………………………………………….. .
d) Manchester United has offered $ 200 million to Real Madrid for Christiano Ronaldo.
Real Madrid ……………………………………………………………. .
$200 million ………………………………………………………………………………….. .
f) Stephen Hawking teaches Mathematics to students from Cambridge University.
Mathematics ………………………………………………………………………… .
Students from Cambridge University……………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………

Answer 1

Răspuns:

1 A

1 was rejected

2 were caught

3 was hung

4 was forgiven

1 B

5 was dressed

6 was charmed

7 was left

8 was taken

9 was forced

2

a will be spent by LeBron James to give the kids from Akron the chance to go to college

will receive 41 million from LeBron James for the chance to go to college

b was given a blue sapphire ring which costs 28500

which costs 28500 was given to Kate Middleton

c will not be given to you if you share a photo on Facebook

will not be given 5000 if you share a photo on Facebook

d was offered 200 million for Cristiano Ronaldo

were offered to Real Madrid for Cristiano Ronaldo

f is taught by Stephen Hawking to students from Cambridge University

are taught Mathematics by Stephen Hawking

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