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Spotting the agentRead the answer and worked solution →Spot the one that does not belongRead the answer and worked solution →Assertion and reason: transformationRead the answer and worked solution →Flip and pair: active with its passiveRead the answer and worked solution →

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Spotting the agent

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  1. Question
    In 'They are punished by fear', the agent is
    Choices
    1. they
    2. fear
    3. punished
    Correct choice
    fear
  2. Question
    In 'They are punished', the agent is
    Choices
    1. they
    2. punished
    3. not stated
    Correct choice
    not stated
  3. Question
    The agent is introduced by the word
    Choices
    1. by
    2. for
    3. with
    Correct choice
    by
The agent is the doer, whether or not it is named. Source: An English Grammar, Baskervill and Sewell (1896), sections 209-211.

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Spot the one that does not belong

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  1. Items
    1. Subject acts
    2. Subject acted upon
    3. Agent optional
    Odd item
    Subject acts
  2. Items
    1. was written
    2. wrote
    3. were punished
    Odd item
    wrote
  3. Items
    1. Transitive
    2. Object present
    3. Intransitive
    Odd item
    Intransitive
One item belongs to the other voice. Source: An English Grammar, Baskervill and Sewell (1896), sections 209-211.

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Assertion and reason: transformation

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  1. Reason
    If the agent was omitted, nothing in the sentence names the doer.
    Verdict
    Both are true; the reason explains the assertion.
    Assertion
    Turning a passive active can require inventing information.
  2. Reason
    The passive makes object and subject the same word.
    Verdict
    Both are true; the reason explains the assertion.
    Assertion
    The object of an active sentence becomes the subject of the passive.
  3. Reason
    The passive requires an object to promote.
    Verdict
    The assertion is false and the reason is true.
    Assertion
    Intransitive verbs have both voices.
The reason must genuinely explain the assertion. Source: An English Grammar, Baskervill and Sewell (1896), sections 209-211.

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