Simple Sentences: Sentence Parts, Verb Tense…

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Which revision puts the sample sentence in active voice?

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Family members who cannot attend set places at the table.

B

Family members set places at the table for relatives who cannot attend.

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Places are set by family members at the table for relatives who cannot attend.

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Places for family members are set by relatives who cannot attend.

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is✔ are

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is

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✔ are

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✔ giveX gives

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✔ give

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X gives

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✔ wantX wants

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✔ want

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X wants

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childrenadults✔ children and adultsspringtime

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children

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adults

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✔ children and adults

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springtime

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prepare for the holiday✔ prepare for the holiday by decorating their homes with symbols of springtimedecorating their homes with symbols of springtimesymbols of springtime

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prepare for the holiday

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✔ prepare for the holiday by decorating their homes with symbols of springtime

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decorating their homes with symbols of springtime

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symbols of springtime

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Decide whether each underlined word is a direct object or an indirect object.

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At the time of the Chinese New Year, people honor their ancestors.:direct object

Families clean their homes to sweep away bad luck.:direct object

People give children red envelopes filled with money.:indirect object

Families wish their relatives “fortune, health, and happiness”.:indirect object

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✔ direct objectindirect object

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✔ direct object

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indirect object

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direct object✔ indirect object

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direct object

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✔ indirect object

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direct object✔ indirect object

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direct object

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✔ indirect object

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Use the drop-down menus to identify the voice of each underlined verb.

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Families reunite to eat a special New Year’s Eve dinner.:active voice

Places are laid for family members who are absent.:passive voice

Special foods that symbolize good luck are served.:passive voice

Many people serve rice cakes, called nian gao.:active voice

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active voice✔ passive voice

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active voice

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✔ passive voice

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active voice✔ passive voice

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active voice

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✔ passive voice

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✔ active voicepassive voice

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✔ active voice

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passive voice

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Choose the correct tense of each verb in the context of the paragraph.

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According to legend, the Chinese New Year celebration because of a fight against a mythical creature called the Nian. The Nian animals, crops, and even children. To keep the Nian from attacking, the v:started

According to legend, the Chinese New Year celebration because of a fight against a mythical creature called the Nian. The Nian animals, crops, and even children. To keep the Nian from attacking, the v:ate

According to legend, the Chinese New Year celebration because of a fight against a mythical creature called the Nian. The Nian animals, crops, and even children. To keep the Nian from attacking, the v:left

According to legend, the Chinese New Year celebration because of a fight against a mythical creature called the Nian. The Nian animals, crops, and even children. To keep the Nian from attacking, the v:began

According to legend, the Chinese New Year celebration because of a fight against a mythical creature called the Nian. The Nian animals, crops, and even children. To keep the Nian from attacking, the v:are

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✔ ateX eateaten

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✔ ate

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X eat

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eaten

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✔ leftX leaveswill leave

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✔ left

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X leaves

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will leave

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✔ beganX beginswill begin

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✔ began

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X begins

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will begin

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were✔ areX is

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were

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✔ are

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X is

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