Passive Voice of Verbs
(Refer to the Workbook for Passive Voice)
ⅠWrite Through Applying Grammar Rules
Analyze the following sentences to pick out the words that are used in the passive voice.
1.The wallet was lost when I was on my way back home.
2.It is necessary to practice as much as possible until they are fixed in my mind.
3.People use language to express their ideas, thoughts and feelings and all these are determined by culture.
4.Chinese characters are not written with an alphabet.
5.Your understanding of proper Chinese may be improved.
6.Mr. and Mrs. Yang were surprised by what they had seen on the spot.
7.Many phrases and proverbs have been carried over from classical Chinese writings.
8.He was awarded a Master's Degree in Literature.
Key:
1.lose 2.fix 3.determine 4.write
5.improve 6.surprise 7.carry 8.award
ⅡWrite Through Correcting Mistakes
Correct the errors in the following sentences.
1. English speaks almost all over the world.
2.This topic has talked about for years.
3. Obviously should not pay too much attention to those details.
4.The passage is write by Tom Lear.
5.The engines used to start by hand.
6.Nolen was noticed walk past the gate.
7.When was the sports meet taken place?
8.He depended on by his wife and children to make money.
9.Criminals were hung to death in the past.
10.Both the host and the hostess are seating with the guests.
Key:
1. English is spoken almost all over the world.
2. This topic has been talked about for years.
3. Obviously too much attention should not be paid to the English grammar.
4. The passage is written by Tom Lear.
5. The engines used to be started by hand.
6. Nolen was noticed to walk/walking past the gate.
7. When did the sports meet take place?
8. His wife and children depended on him to make money.
9. Criminals were hanged to death in the past.
10. Both the host and the hostess are seated with the guests.
ⅢWrite Through Translating
Translate the following sentences into English.
1.我们有时候会因为规则有太多的例外而感到困惑。
2.他被清华大学授予了理科学士学位。
3.戴维因工作出色被提升为经理。
4.美国在2001年9月11日遭到了恐怖分子(terrorist)的袭击。
5.住院期间，他得到了医护人员的悉心照料。
6.工人们过去每天曾被迫工作12小时以上。
7.有人看见他走进了那个房间。
8.据说他已经去澳洲读预科(preparatory)了。
Key:
1. Sometimes we are puzzled by too many exceptions to the rules.
2. He was awarded the degree of Bachelor of Science by Qinghua University.
3.David was promoted to be the manager because of his excellent work.
4.The U.S. was attacked by the terrorists on Sept. 11th, 2001
5. He was taken good care of by the nurses and doctors during his stay in
the hospital.
6.Theworkers were made to work more than 12 hours every day.
7. He was seen to enter that room.
8. It is said that he has gone to Australia for the preparatory study.
Practice
Ⅳ Write Through Describing a Picture
Write a short passage of about 100 words to tell a story or about an event related to the picture given. Some useful words and phrases have been provided to help you.
Tom;at the graduation ceremony;
the president of the college;
award the college diploma;
in academic cap and gown;
feel excited and satisfied;
three years of study;
efforts and hard work;
finish all courses with satisfactory results;
learn a lot;
get a job with a big company;
apply what he's learned in school to practice;
sure to have a good future;