GRAMMAR

1. PAST SIMPLE PASSIVE

2. The
dynamite
was
invented
by Alfred
Novel
Alfred
Novel
invented
the
dynamite
SINGULAR
OBJECT
SUBJECT VERB IN PAST OBJECT
SUBJECTOBJECT WAS +
PAST PARTICIPLE

3. Airplanes
were
invented
by The
Wright
brothers
The
Wright
brothers
invented airplanes
PLURAL
OBJECTS
SUBJECT VERB IN PAST OBJECT
SUBJECTOBJECT WERE +
PAST PARTICIPLE

4. Past
Participle
Past
Participle
Past
Participle

5. EXAMPLES

6. The box was carried by the woman.
The house was built by the builder.
The tree was cut by the woman.
Students were taught by the teacher.

7. 79

8. were hit
were
blocked
was
closed
were taken

9. P
A
P
P
A
A

10. Village
was flooded
by heavy rain
Hundreds of trees
were damaged
in the forest fire
No one
was hurt
by avalanche
Capital city
was hit
by huge
earthquake
Two cars
were buried
in the mudslide