Exercise on Passive Voice - Past Perfect Rewrite the sentences in passive voice.

1. I had worn blue shoes. - Blue shoes had been worn by me.

2. Blue shoes had been worn by me-



3. Joe had cleaned the tables. -



4. We had lost the key. –



5. They had started a fight. –



6. I had been reading an article. –



7. I had not closed the window. –



8. They had not bought the paper. –



9. She had not noticed me. –



10. Had she solved the problem? –

Read the following passage "you're not here to read books, you're here to learn! " the childwrangler's voice screeched as we kept our picks moving rhythmically against the school walls. we had all heard about a time, back in the dark ages, when children read books at school. they say school was even a building above ground. but that was obviously dangerous. how could society thrive if all the children sat around reading all day? when would they have time to learn about veins of coal, processing fuel, and all that stuff? school was important. what two central ideas in this story are most closely related? a. the importance of literature and the dangers of miningb. humankind's basic survival needs and independence c. the nature of learning and societal dysfunctiond. the powers of rumors and abuse of authority

Why are reading and writing necessary in today’s world?

The cheerleading squad practiced their routine, they were still not ready to perform for an audience. choose the best transitional word or phrase to complete the sentence. a) however b) besides c) although d) therefore