Verbs II

This task is about verbs and the passive and active voice.

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a) Highlight the verbs in the following sentences.
  • verb
 i)  Jill broke her computer.
ii)  John completed his homework.

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b) The tense of the verb indicates what time the action takes place. Write down the three tenses.
 
i) ii) iii)
 

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c) Select whether the verbs in the following sentences are written in the active or the passive voice.
 
i) Fred smashed the target. activepassive
ii) The library was given a new computer. activepassive
iii) Three goals were scored by Tamatea. activepassive
iv) Mala created a wonderful painting. activepassive
 

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d) How does the effect of using the active voice differ from that of the passive voice?

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e) Change the following sentences into the passive voice.
     i)  Manu shut down his computer.
         
    ii)  The All Blacks won the game.