NATURAL

DISASTERS
Unscramble the
sentences
building. / is / apartment
/from the /collapsed /
rescued / A lone survivor

Aid / enough. / region /sent

/to the/ was /quickly / not
of/ the /donated /to aid /the
victims / Millions of dollars /
were /earthquake.

immediately /be/to /
evacuated/ The building/ is
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Exercise B
Use the following words to create passive sentences.
Use the “by” phrase if it is important to know who or
what was responsible for the action. Identify the
subject, verb, and object first to help you correctly
order the sentence.
EXAMPLE: floodwaters / town / flood
The town was completely flooded.
In this sentence, it is obvious that the town was
flooded
by floodwaters so there is no need to state the
obvious in
a “by” phrase.
 
1. volcanic ash / village / bury
2. survivors / passing ship / rescue
3. travellers / snowed-in / snow
4. fire / forest / destroy
5. trap / people / rubble / earthquake
6. trained specialist / rescue equipment / operate
7. wreckage / passing plane / find
8. destroy / tornado / town
9. tidal wave / island / strike / 3 a.m.
10.disaster relief plan / prime minister / announce