Tuesday, September 21, 2010

MODALS

Copy and answer this in your own email page and send to dionesia_arana@yahoo.com
Deadline for submission is @ 8:00 PM on September 26, 2010. You can start sending anytime today, tomorrow, Friday, Saturday or the deadline schedule.
Dont forget to write your name for me to give you the grade.

Directions: Change the following modals into past tense and choose the appropriate verb.
1. She says she can (deliver, delivered) the letter.
2. We believe we can (help, helped) them.
3. She thinks she can (read, readed) better than Nelia.
4. He hopes he can (get, got) back the money.
5. We feel we can (talk, talked) to our teacher freely.
6. He insists that he can (finish, finished) the work easily.
7. He says he may (met, meet) us soon.
8. They believe that they may be able to (raise, raised) enough money.
9. She thinks she may (speak, speaks) Spanish.
10. He hopes that he may ( come, comes) back tomorrow.
11. They feel they may (talk, talked) to you confidently.
12. We think we may (finish, finishes) reading this book tonight.
13. She insists that she may (convince, convinces) you.
14. Miss Ramos says you may (had, have) another chance.
15. The doctors says that Mary may (recline, reclines) on bed.
16. Al shall (come, comes) to school early.
17. Pat will (study, studied) more.
18. They shall not (make, makes) any noise in the corridor.
19. You can not (smoke, smoked) in the room.
20. She will (wait, waits) for me in the afternoon.

Good luck and strive to get a perfect score!
I love you all like my own children thats why when I nag, I seem to be like your mother. Im sorry for being very strict with you but its the only way I know for you to learn the actual and real lessons in life accurately.

Saturday, February 6, 2010

ACTIVE PASSIVE

Change the verbs in the following sentences from active to passive voice:
Example 1: (Active Voice): Mario leaves the school bag.-(verb is in the present tense)
(Passive Voice): The school bag is left by Mario. – (“is” because school bag is singular)

Example2: (Active): Selya reported the incident. –(reported is past tense)
(Pasive): The incident was reported by Selya.-(“was” because Selya is singular and reported is
past tense)
1. Ms. A narrated the story.
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2. The painter changes the color of our wall.
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3. We lighted candles during brownout.
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4. The nurse guides the old man.
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5. The clerk issued my transcript of records.
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6. The athlete hit the ball.
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7. The dog chases the cat.
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8. The children drove the chickens.
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9. Santino opened his gifts.
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10. Everybody expects respect.
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11. Someone waited for me.
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12. We saw the racing motorcycles.
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13. The campers heard a very soft music.
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14. Rev. Anthony gave a sermon.
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15. Dona Anita is reading a horror story.
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