Passive Voice. Rewrite the newspaper headlines Rewrite the newspaper headlines as complete sentences. 1)Rare bird found in remote countryside
2)Queen welcomed to Australia yesterday
3)New Jersey to be hit by bad weather tomorrow
4)Five people injured in car accident
5)Experiments being carried out on Moon rocks
6)Pop concert called off yesterday because of rainas complete sentences 1.rare bird found in
In this sentence, the newspaper headline is rewritten in the passive voice. The verb "found" is changed to "was found" to indicate that the action was done to the bird rather than the bird itself performing the action.
2) The Queen was welcomed to Australia yesterday.
Again, the newspaper headline is rewritten in the passive voice. The verb "welcomed" is changed to "was welcomed" to show that the Queen is the recipient of the action rather than the one doing the welcoming.
3) Bad weather is going to hit New Jersey tomorrow.
The newspaper headline is rewritten in the passive voice. The verb phrase "to be hit" is used to indicate that New Jersey will be affected by the bad weather.
4) Five people were injured in a car accident.
The newspaper headline is rewritten in the passive voice. The verb "injured" is changed to "were injured" to show that the people are the recipients of the action rather than the ones causing the injuries.
5) Experiments are being carried out on Moon rocks.
The newspaper headline is rewritten in the passive voice. The verb phrase "being carried out" is used to indicate that the experiments are being performed on the Moon rocks.
6) The pop concert was called off yesterday because of rain.
The newspaper headline is rewritten in the passive voice. The verb phrase "called off" is used to show that the action of canceling the pop concert was done to the concert rather than the concert itself canceling.
The passive voice is used in these sentences to focus on the recipient of the action rather than the doer. It is commonly used in newspaper headlines to provide a concise and attention-grabbing summary of events.