Grammar Assignment

Lecturer: Nuke Farida

Name: Ni Luh Ayu Sri Laksmi

NPM: 17614905
Class: 1SA10
Exercise 7: Transitive vs Intransitive verbs.
Direction: Underline the verb and identify them as transitive (v.t.) or intransitive (v.i.). Change
the sentences into passive if possible.

1. Jack walked to school yesterday.

Jack walked to school yesterday. (Intransitive verbs) no change

2. Susie broke the window.

Susie broke the window. (Transitive verbs)
The window was broken by Susie (Passive forms)

3. We stayed in a hotel.
We stayed in a hotel. (Intransitive verbs) no change

4. The leaves fell to the ground.

The leaves fell to the ground. (Intransitive verbs) no change

5. I slept at my friends house last night.

I slept at my friends house last night. (Intransitive verbs) no change

6. An accident happened at the corner of Third and Main.

An accident happened at the corner of Third and Main. (Intransitive verbs) no change

7. Many people saw the accident.

Many people saw the accident. (Transitive verbs)
The accident was seen by many people. (Passive forms)

8. Dinosaurs existed millions of years ago.

Dinosaurs existed millions of years ago. (Intransitive verbs) no change

9. I usually agree with my sister.

I usually agree with my sister. (Intransitive verbs) no change

10. Many people die during the war.

Many people die during the war. (Intransitive verbs) no change

11. The /th/ sound doesnt occur in my native language.

The /th/ sound doesnt occur in my native language. (Intransitive verbs) no change

12. Research scientist will discover a cure for AIDS* someday.

Research scientist will discover a cure for AIDS* someday. (Transitive verbs)
Someday, a cure for AIDS* will be discovered by research scientist. (Passive forms)
 13. A cloud of migrating butterflies appeared out of nowhere.
A cloud of migrating butterflies appeared out of nowhere. (Intransitive verbs) no
change

14. Did the Koreans invent gunpowder?

Did the Koreans invent gunpowder? (Transitive verbs)
Was the gunpowder invented by the Koreans? (Passive forms)

15. In the fairy tale, a princess kissed a frog.

In the fairy tale, a princess kissed a frog. (Transitive verbs)
In fairy tale, a frog was kissed by a princess. (Passive forms)

EXERCISE 9: The BY-phrase.

Directions: Underline the passive verbs. Discuss use of the passive. If a by-phrase is included,
discuss why.

1) The mail is usually delivered to Bob's apartment around eleven o'clock.

The passive is used because it is unknown exactly who delivers the mail.

2) A: That's a pretty picture.

B: Yes. It was drawn by my eight-year-old son.
The passive is used with a by-phrase. The focus of attention is on the picture. The
by-phrase includes important information. The active could also be used "Yes. My
eight-year-old son drew it!'

3) Our classroom building was built in the 1950s.

The passive is used because the classroom building was built in the 1950s.

4) Coffee is grown in Brazil.

The passive is used to show that coffee originally grow in Brazil.

5) A: These tomatoes are delicious!

B: Yes. They taste so much better than the ones you can get in the grocery store.
These tomatoes were grown by my uncle in his greenhouse.
The passive is used with a by-phrase. The focus of attention is on the tomatoes. The by-
phrase includes important information. The active could also be used My uncle grew
these tomatoes in his greenhouse

6) Airplane travel is unpredictable. Yesterday Anna's flight was delayed for seven
hours. That's a long time to spend in an airport waiting for your plane to leave.
The passive is used to informed unpredictable event that happen in airport thus caused
the delayed schedule of Annas flight.
 7) We can't go to the school play tonight. All the tickets have already been sold.
The passive is used to show that all the tickets for the school play already sold out.

8) "Thailand" means "land of the free." The country of Thailand has never been
ruled by a foreign power.
The passive is used to show that foreign power never rule the country of Thailand.

9) One of the most significant inventions in the history of civilization was the wheel. It
was invented around five thousand years ago. It allowed people to pull things in
carts instead of carrying everything on their backs or in their arms.
The passive forms used to inform the significant invention around five thousand years
ago.

10) The invention of the printing press changed the world because it allowed many
people instead of few to have copies of books. It was invented by Johannes
Gutenberg around 1440. Before that, books were copied by hand. Writing books by
hand was a slow process.
The passive is used with a by-phrase. The focus of attention is on the printing press. The
by-phrase includes important information. The active could also be used "Johannes
Gutenberg invented the printing press around 1440

EXERCISE 10: Active vs. passive.

Directions: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb (active or passive) in
parentheses.

a. Yesterday our teacher (arrive) arrived five minutes late.

b. Our morning paper (read) is read by over 200,000 people every day.
c. Last night my favorite TV program (interrupt) was interrupted by a special news
bulletin.

d. That's not my coat. It (belong) belongs to Louise.

e. Our mail (deliver) is delivered before noon every day.

f. The "b" in "comb" (pronounce, not) is not pronounced. It is silent.

g. A bad accident (happen) happened on Highway 95 last night.

h. When I (arrive) arrived at the airport yesterday, I (meet) was met .by my cousin and a
couple of her friends.

i. Yesterday I (hear) heard about Margaret's divorce. I (surprise) was suprised by the
news. Janice (shock) was shocked.

j. A new house (build) will be built next to ours next year.

k. Roberto (write) wrote this composition last week. That one (write) was written by
Abdullah.

l. Radium (discover) was discovered by Marie and Pierre Curie in 1898.

m. At the soccer game yesterday, the winning goal (kick) was kicked by Luigi. Over
100,000 people (attend) attended the soccer game.

n. A: Do you understand the explanation in the book?

B: No, I don't. I (confuse) was confused by it.

o. A: Where are you going to go to school next year?

B: I (accept) have been accepted by Shoreline Community College.

p. A: I thhk football is too vioient.

B: I (agree) agree with you. I (prefer) prefer baseball.

q. A: When (your bike, steal) was your bike stolen?

B: Two days ago.

r. A: (you, pay) have you paid your electric bill yet?

B. No, I havent, but Id better pay it today. If I dont, my electricity (shut off) will be
shut off by power company.

s. A: Did you hear about the accident?

B: No. What (happen) happened?
A: A bicycle (hit) was hit by taxi in front of the dorm.
 B: (The bicyclist, injure) Was the bicyclist injured?
A: Someone (call) called the ambulance. The bicyclist (take) was taken to City Hospital
and (treat) was treated in the emergency ward for cuts and bruises.
B: What (happen) happened to the taxi driver?
A: He (arrest) was arrested for reckless driving.
B: Hes lucky that the bicyclist (kill, not) was not killed.

t. The Eiffel Tower (be) was in Paris, France. It (visit) was visited by millions of people
every year. It (design) was designed by Alexandre Eiffel (1832-1923). It (erect) was
erected in 1889 for the Paris exposition. Since that time, it (be) was the most famous
landmark in Paris. Today it (recognize) is recognized by people throughout the world.

EXERCISE 11: Active vs Passive

Directions: Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in parentheses.

Almost everyone (enjoy) enjoys visiting a zoo. Today zoos are common. The first zoo (establish)
around 3500 years ago by an Egyptian Queen for her personal enjoyment. Five hundred years
later, a Chinese emperor (establish) a huge zoo to show his power and wealth. Later zoos
(establish) for the purpose of studying animals. Some of early European zoos were dark holes
and dirty cages. At that time, people (disgust) by the bad conditions and mistreatment of the
animals. Later, these early zoos (replace) by scientific institutions where animal (study) and
(keep) in good condition. These research centers (become) the first modern zoos.

At early the 1940s, scientist (understand) that many kinds of wild animals face extinction. Since
that time, zoos (try) to save many endangered species, but relying on zoos to save a species such
as rhinoceros is not enough. In 1980s, the number of rhinos in the world (reduce) from 10.000 to
400. Many rhinos (kill) by poachers, but many also (die) in captivity. Zoo breeding programs in
rhinos have not been successful. The best method of conservation (be) to leave them in their
natural habitat. By 1999s, there (be) more than 13.000 rhinos again living in the wild. These
rhinos (save) from extinction by the strong conservation methods of local communities,
government agencies and private landowners. Wild life biologist