ReadingWriting Department: The Academic Assistance Department
Class: English for 4th Year Sec. Edu.
  Lesson:  Life Among the Aztecs Unit: Language and Culture
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Language activity: Grammar
 
Know more about the passive voice and then do the gap filling exercises. Click the play button to begin.
 
 
1. Express differently. Choose the right alternative.

Early Sunday morning, thieves broke into a shop in Bridge Street and stole several computers. The police are investigating a similar incident that took place a fortnight ago, and have already arrested a former employee of the shop. A police spokesman has said that they may also charge two other suspects in connection with the same robbery.

Early Sunday morning, a shop ( is broken - was broken - had been broken) . In Bridge Street and several computers (are stolen - had been stolen - were stolen) . A similar incident that took place a fortnight ago (is investigating - is being investigated - has been investigated) by the police, and a former employee of the shop (has already been arrested - have been already arrested - has been arrested already) . A police spokesman has said that two other suspects in connection with the same robbery (may also been charged - may also be charged - may also are charged ) .

 
 
 
 
 
 
A- Recognize whether the followings are active or passive by clicking on (A) or (P)
1- The Aztecs built solidly constructed temples.
(A)
 (P)
  
2- Wars were often fought.
(A)
 (P)
  
3- Enemies could be sacrificed to the Aztecs' war gods.
(A)
 (P)
  
4- Their civilization combined religion and warfare.
(A)
 (P)
  
5-The Spanish vanquished the Aztecs.
(A)
 (P)
  
6- Tenochtitlan was built on an island.
(A)
 (P)
B- Choose the right alternative.
 
1- Solidly constructed temples ( were - had been - have been) built.
2- The Aztecs (often fought - fought often - often fight) wars.
3- The Aztecs (could sacrifice - sacrificed - were sacrificed) to the Aztecs war gods.
4- Religion and warfare (would be combined - were combined - combined) .
5- The Aztecs (were vanquished - had vanquished - vanquished) .
6- They (built - build - had built) Tenochtitlan on an island.