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Which sentence element moved?Read the answer and worked solution →Spot the one that does not belongRead the answer and worked solution →Reading the definitions backRead the answer and worked solution →Order the steps: turn a passive sentence activeRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: when the passive cannot be undoneRead the answer and worked solution →Can this verb go passive?Read the answer and worked solution →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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Which sentence element moved?

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Items
  1. Item
    The old object
    Category
    Becomes the subject
  2. Item
    The thing acted upon
    Category
    Becomes the subject
  3. Item
    The old subject
    Category
    Becomes optional
  4. Item
    The agent, marked by 'by'
    Category
    Becomes optional
Categories
  1. Item
    Becomes the subject
  2. Item
    Becomes optional
The transformation, seen as movement. 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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Questions
  1. Items
    1. She wrote it
    2. The letter was written
    3. The task was finished
    Odd item
    She wrote it
  2. Items
    1. Subject acts
    2. Subject is acted upon
    3. Agent equals subject
    Odd item
    Subject is acted upon
  3. Items
    1. Active
    2. Passive
    3. Plural
    Odd item
    Plural
One sentence is in a different voice. Source: An English Grammar, Baskervill and Sewell (1896), sections 209-211.

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Reading the definitions back

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Questions
  1. Question
    In the active voice the subject is
    Choices
    1. the object
    2. the agent
    3. omitted
    Correct choice
    the agent
  2. Question
    In the passive voice the subject is
    Choices
    1. the agent
    2. always plural
    3. the object of the action
    Correct choice
    the object of the action
  3. Question
    Intransitive verbs are
    Choices
    1. always active
    2. always passive
    3. either
    Correct choice
    always active
  4. Question
    In the passive, the agent
    Choices
    1. must be stated
    2. may be omitted
    3. becomes the verb
    Correct choice
    may be omitted
Straight recall of sections 209 to 211. Source: An English Grammar, Baskervill and Sewell (1896), sections 209-211.

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