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Friday, January 18, 2013
ACTIVE & PASSIVE, Jan. 18th, 2013
Use the verb with the base form of consume in two different sentences. Sentence 1 should be in the
active voice; sentence 2 should reword the sentence to the passive voice.
10 comments:
Helen189
said...
1. She consumes several pieces of fruit each day. 2. Several pieces of fruit are consumed by her each day.
HELEN: Well done! YADIRINY:Good sentences:-) AYGUL:Yes--thanks for the correction:-) JILLIAN: In the first sentence, your usage of "of" is rather strange. The second sentence is very good.
10 comments:
1. She consumes several pieces of fruit each day.
2. Several pieces of fruit are consumed by her each day.
1. Carlos consumes single portions of carbohydrate.
2. Single portions of carbohydrate were consumed by him.
1.An average adult consume about 2,000 calories per day.
2. About 2,000 calories per day are consumed by an average adult.
1. An average adult consumes about 2,000 calories per day.
1. She consumes the information of her novel and misses the bus.
2. Maggie was all consumed in her novel and missed her bus.
HELEN: Well done!
YADIRINY:Good sentences:-)
AYGUL:Yes--thanks for the correction:-)
JILLIAN: In the first sentence, your usage of "of" is rather strange. The second sentence is very good.
He consume at least 25 gram of protein after each workout.
25 grams of protein were consumed by him after his workout.
PATRICK:Almost--check the subject-verb agreement in sentence #1;-)
My bills consume my pay cheque.
Several of my bills consume my pay cheque every two weeks.
CHRISTINA: Both sentences are in the active voice;-)
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