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19/07/2009

ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE.

Read the news report and choose the correct verb form.

TAKEN FROM:
http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/3g13-active-passive-exercise.php

Millions of dollars' worth of damage has been caused by a storm which (swept/was swept) across the north of the United States last night. The River Reiner (burst/was burst) its banks after heavy rain. Many people (rescued/were rescued) from the floods by fire-fighters. Firefighters (received/were received) hundreds of calls for help. Wind speeds (reached/were reached) ninety miles an hour in some places. Roads (blocked/were blocked) by fallen trees. Electricity lines (brought/were brought) down, leaving thousands of homes without electricity.
"Everything possible (is doing/is being done) to get things back to normal," a spokesman said. One young girl (took/was taken) to hospital after she broke her leg. She has now (sent/been sent) home.

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