▶️ PLURAL - PASSIVE

Answers:

1. C
2. A

Explanation:

Numb.[1]

tom has just finished writing a nine hundred words. article

"nine" is plural ( has more than one ) , so the noun, we add in the last letter "s/es/ies), to form that the plural subject. the word "word" is object, so, we add "s" in that word.

In English, the plural form, we add "s", in the last word between the sentences.

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Numb.[2]

that is the Passive form "this problem was solved by your brother yesterday".

we use past tense Passive, because there are the time SIGNAL is "yesterday". yesterday is either between the past time SIGNAL.

• pattern Passive past form

(+) O + was/were + V³ ( past participle/gerund) + by + S/complement

(-) O + was/were + not + V³ + by + S/complement

(?) was/were + O + V³ + by + S/complement?

• was for subject singular person (3rd/third person) -> he/she/it , person name( has no more than one )
• were for subject plural person ( they/we/you/I, people name ( has more than one )

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this problem : Object

was : to be

solved : gerund ( V³)

your brother : subject

yesterday : complement/adv of time/time signal

• Passive voice is used when the agent (S) is unknown, in the Passive voice, object become subject, and subject become object.
• In Passive voice, the subject is subjected to action, not taking action, it is the object that receives the action.

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