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Simple Sentences: Sentence Parts, Verb Tense, and Verb Voice Answers

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Use the drop-down menus to add the correct verbs to the sentences.

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Long ago, the Chinese New Year festival for an entire month. The festival still several days, but it is much shorter. During the festival, families to eat and to celebrate a new year. Families are hop:lasted
Long ago, the Chinese New Year festival for an entire month. The festival still several days, but it is much shorter. During the festival, families to eat and to celebrate a new year. Families are hop:spans
Long ago, the Chinese New Year festival for an entire month. The festival still several days, but it is much shorter. During the festival, families to eat and to celebrate a new year. Families are hop:gather
Long ago, the Chinese New Year festival for an entire month. The festival still several days, but it is much shorter. During the festival, families to eat and to celebrate a new year. Families are hop:will happen
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spanned✔ spanswill span

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spanned
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✔ spans
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will span
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gathered✔ gatherwill gather

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gathered
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✔ gather
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will gather
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happenedhappens✔ will happen

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happened
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happens
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✔ will happen
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Use the drop-down menus to choose the form of the verb that agrees with the subject.

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Families their older relatives on the first day of the Chinese New Year.:visit
Subsequent days of the Chinese New Year celebrated in various ways.:are
Some people special treats to dogs on the second day.:give
Neither my sister nor my parents to miss the Chinese New Year celebration in our town.:want
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is✔ are

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is
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✔ are
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✔ giveX gives

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✔ give
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X gives
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✔ wantX wants

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✔ want
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X wants
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Choose the correct tense of each verb in the context of the paragraph.

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According to legend, the Chinese New Year celebration because of a fight against a mythical creature called the Nian. The Nian animals, crops, and even children. To keep the Nian from attacking, the v:started
According to legend, the Chinese New Year celebration because of a fight against a mythical creature called the Nian. The Nian animals, crops, and even children. To keep the Nian from attacking, the v:ate
According to legend, the Chinese New Year celebration because of a fight against a mythical creature called the Nian. The Nian animals, crops, and even children. To keep the Nian from attacking, the v:left
According to legend, the Chinese New Year celebration because of a fight against a mythical creature called the Nian. The Nian animals, crops, and even children. To keep the Nian from attacking, the v:began
According to legend, the Chinese New Year celebration because of a fight against a mythical creature called the Nian. The Nian animals, crops, and even children. To keep the Nian from attacking, the v:are
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✔ ateX eateaten

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✔ ate
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X eat
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eaten
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✔ leftX leaveswill leave

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✔ left
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X leaves
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will leave
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✔ beganX beginswill begin

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✔ began
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X begins
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will begin
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were✔ areX is

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were
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X is
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Use the drop-down menus to identify the voice of each underlined verb.

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Places are laid for family members who are absent.:passive voice
Special foods that symbolize good luck are served.:passive voice
Many people serve rice cakes, called nian gao.:active voice
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Use the drop-down menus to identify the voice of each underlined verb.

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Families reunite to eat a special New Year’s Eve dinner.:active voice
Places are laid for family members who are absent.:passive voice
Special foods that symbolize good luck are served.:passive voice
Many people serve rice cakes, called nian gao.:active voice
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Which revision puts the sample sentence in active voice?

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Family members who cannot attend set places at the table.
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Family members set places at the table for relatives who cannot attend.
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Places are set by family members at the table for relatives who cannot attend.
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Places for family members are set by relatives who cannot attend.
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active voice✔ passive voice

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active voice
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✔ passive voice
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active voice✔ passive voice

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active voice
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✔ passive voice
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✔ active voicepassive voice

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✔ active voice
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passive voice

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