a) challenged
b) made me take another look at
c) was challenging to
6. As Jessica drew near me, I __________ the baton and took off running.
a) grasped
b) got
c) was given
7. Once my mother had fallen asleep, I __________ the dolls on her nightstand.
a) put
b) arranged
c) set up
8. Chris and I __________ an educational project for first-graders in our community.
a) began
b) started
c) initiated
9. “Why didn’t you ask me before throwing it away?” Jason __________.
a) hollered
b) said angrily
c) started to yell
10. Mr. Franklin __________ that he was our true father.
a) let us know
b) told us
c) revealed
答案:
1) c; 2) a; 3) a; 4) b; 5) a; 6) a; 7) b; 8) c; 9) a; 10) c;
将被动语态改为主动语态
如果你要将被动句改为主动句，必须先找出施事者，即完成动词所表示的动作的人或物。将该“施事者”作为句子的主语，然后对动词做相应的改变。你可以按照以下这些步骤来处理你文章中许多被动语态的句子：
1．全面检查一下”was” 和”were”这两个词，因为它们经常表示被动。
2．划掉 “was” 或 “were”。
3．在 “was” 或 “were” 后面的动词上加 “-ed”。
4．如果改变了的动词没有语法意义，那它就是个不规则动词，因此需把它改为一般的过去时态。
5．围绕这个新的主动语态动词重写句子。
练习：使句子意义更主动
将以下被动语态的句子改为主动语态。注意：有些句子无须改变。
1. I was taught by my brother the principles of barbecuing. _____________________________________________________________
2. My father was given the title by the former head chief.
_______________________________________________________________
3. The house was wrecked by the party and the cat was let loose by the guests.