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11. Passive voice

Sentence Exercise 1

Sentence Exercise 1

Identify the underlined verbs as active or passive.

This activity contains 10 questions.

	Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born on July 18, 1918, in Transkei, South Africa.   a. active b. passive

	His involvement in politics began in 1944, when he became a member of the African National Congress.   a. active b. passive

	As a result of his fight against apartheid (apartness), the racist policy supported and maintained by the ruling National Party, he was tried for treason and acquitted in 1961.   a. active b. passive

	Meanwhile, the ANC was banned in 1960 after police killed 69 anti-apartheid protesters in Sharpewille.   a. active b. passive

	This action prompted Mandela to propose the formation of a military wing, the Umkhonto we Sizwe (the Spear of the Nation), in the ANC.   a. active b. passive

	He was arrested in 1962 and sentenced to five years of hard labor in prison.   a. active b. passive

	He received international attention from his statement from the dock during the 1963 trial of fellow the Umkhonto we Sizwe leaders.   a. active b. passive

	Imprisoned for life as a result of this trial, Mandela became a rallying symbol for national and international anti-apartheid protesters.   a. active b. passive

	Mandela was released from prison on February 11, 1990, after 27 years in jail.   a. active b. passive

	Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 and elected as president of South Africa in 1994, Mandela's success as a revolutionary has earned him a place among the most influential people in the twentieth century.   a. active b. passive

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