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Read the following text.
Rewrite the following sentence in the passive voice, without changing its meaning.
The teacher graded the papers in an hour.
Answer as written by the student:
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The papers were graded by the teacher in an hour.
Step-by-step explanation of the answer:
- In this sentence, the subject is the teacher , the verb is graded , and the object is the papers . 📚
- In this case, the verb graded is a regular verb, and its past participle is also graded . So, we use the verb to be and the past participle graded to form the passive voice. 🙆♂️
- In this case, the object is the papers , the verb is were graded , and the subject is the teacher . So, we rearrange the words to form the passive voice. 🙆♂️
- The last thing to do is to add any other words or phrases that are part of the sentence, such as modifiers, adverbs, or prepositions. For example, The cake was eaten by the dog yesterday . 🍰
- In this case, the phrase in an hour is an adverb that tells us how long it took to grade the papers. So, we add it to the end of the sentence. 🙆♂️
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