Topic 11: Passive Sentences

Underline the errors in the following sentences and correct them.

Correction
1.

The bridge was build two years ago.

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2.

The car was drove by a maniac.

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3.

The girls have be informed of the news

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4.

Someone has took the bag.

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5.

The national anthem was being sang when I arrived.

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6.

The letter was sending yesterday.

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7.

The tree was cutted by the workers.

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8.

Lunch is being preparing by my mother.

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9.

The children are leave at home.

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10. The cups were broke.

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11. The students have scolded by the teacher.

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12. The house was selling by the developer yesterday.

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Answer Key
Error

Correction

1.

build

built

2.

drove

driven

3.

be

been

4.

took

taken

5.

sang

sung

6.

sending

sent

7.

cutted

cut

8.

preparing

prepared

9.

leave

left

10. broke

broken

11. have scolded

have been scolded

12. was selling

was sold