Question

Grammar and Vocabularies

EXERCISE I 

Level: High School Students, Second Grade

Change the verbs in bracket with the appropriate forms of the verbs! Watch the sentence that might  signal to the tenses of the paragraph. Word with asterisk (*) are meant to be changed into passive form. Put your answers in the comment box based on the format given below.

It is 1848. Gold and silver (be) scarce. The world (need) more of these precious metals. Everywhere people (search) for these minerals, but they (have not) much luck. Then one day, good news (hear*). Gold (discover*) in California. From all parts of the world, thousands of people (rush) to California to join the search for gold. Some (come) by land; others by sea. Whole families (travel) across the United States by wagon. A few of them (become) rich, but many others (disappoint*). However, they (help) to write one of the most colorful chapters in U.S. history.

The text is quoted from Wishon, George and Julia M. Burks. 1980. Let's Write English, Revised Edition. New York: Litton Educational Publishing International.

1. be > are (answers is given for an example)
2. need >
3. search >
4. hear >
5. have not >
6. discover* >
7. rush >
8. come >
9. travel >
10. become >
11. disappoint* >
12. help >

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