29 November 2013

*ACTIVE vs. PASSIVE*

Write two sentences using the word lay.

In the first sentence, use the verb in the active voice; in the second sentence use it in the passive voice.

4 comments:

Guadalupe 140 said...

Active voice:
I’m laying my computer in the desk

Passive voice:
I introduced my boyfriend to my parents by lying him

AndreaS140,143 said...

Active:
She lay the napkins on the table.

Passive:
The napkins had been laid on the table.

DVidito 140 Eng said...

Active Voice:
The family laid the wreath on the grave.
Passive Voice:
The wreath was laid by the grieving family.

Michael said...

Good try, Guadalupe -- but there are some problems with your second sentence.

Well done, Andrea and DVidito!