Active voice sentence to passive voice sentence

Let me teach you how to change sentences from active voice to passive voice:

REMINDER : Passive voice sentences always have the word by follow by a subject from active voice sentence. The verb must change to past participle.

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
            is / are + past participle

Ex : Tom eats the pear ------> The pear is eaten by Tom.
Subject : Tom
Object : the pear
Verb: eats to eaten

SIMPLE PAST TENSE
         was/ were + past participle 

Ex : Tom ate the pear --------> The pear was eaten by Tom. 
Subject : Tom
Object : the pear
Verb : ate to eaten 

Collective nouns

Collective nouns are names given to groups of people, animals, plants or things.

People
- an army of soldiers
- a gang of robbers
- a crew of sailors
- a staff of teachers
- a class of students

Animals and Plants
- a clump of trees
- a herd of elephants
- a nest of mice
- a bunch of grapes

Objects
- an album of stamps
- a bunch of keys
- a fleet of ships, cars
- a library of books
- a cluster of stars

Similes

Similes are expressions which make comparisons in the imagination between two things. These two items of comparison are linked by "as" .

Similes based on Persons
- as happy as a child
- as tall as a giant
- as strong as Hercules
-as hungry as a hunter

Similes based on Animals
- as big as an elephant
- as gentle as a lamb
- as quiet as a mouse
- as slow as a snail

Similes based on Objects
- as beautiful as a rainbow
- as cheap as dirt
- as clear as crystal
- as easy as ABC

Idioms

Here are some idioms for you to insert in examination when suitable :

1. At the eleventh hour - at the last minute

2. A piece of cake - something that is very easy

3. Feeling blue - to feel sad or depressed

4. Have your hands full - very busy

5. From A to Z - everything or completely

6. On the dot - to be punctual

7. Raise your eyebrow - to show surprise or disapproval

8. Sour grapes - jealous of something or someone

9. Ups and downs - good times or bad times

10. Cross your fingers - to hope that something will be successful

Commonly Confused WOrds

We often confused with words that are pronounce the same but with different meaning. I will like to share some with you the commonly confused words :

1. practice - a noun meaning doing an activity
    practise - a verb meaning to train regularly
Example : There is a basketball practice in the school field every Wednesday evening.
                  The boy practise playing the drums every afternoon.

2. pipe - a tube to carry water
    tap - a device to control water ( a faucet )
Example : The workers are laying new pipes along the road.
                  The tap is leaking. I have to call the plumber.

3. chop - to cut
    stamp - a small tool that you hold in your hand and use for printing the date or name on a               document
Example : My father chopped down the mango tree with an axe.
                 The entry form needs to be stamped and signed by the headmaster.

4. wish - to say that you hope somebody will be happy or lucky
    greet - to say hello to somebody or to welcome them
Example : I wished Bryant a " Happy Birthday " and gave him a present.
                 He greeted all the guests warmly as they arrived.

5. principal - head teacher
    principle - a law or standard
Example : The principal of that primary school is a very experienced teacher.
                  I refuse to lie about it. It is against my principles.

Phrasal Verb

Let me explain what is phrasal verb. Phrasal verb is a verb follow by one or two preposition. Example for preposition are on, in, over and many more.
Here are some common phrasal verbs.

1.  put on - wear, gain weight                                                                                                                   Example : Melvin took off his shirt and put on a jersey.                                                              

2. hand in - to give something especially work to someone.
Example : "Please hand in your homework," said the teacher.

3. get off - to leave a bus,train and etc.
Example : We have to get off at the next bus stop.

4. fill up - make it full
Example : You have to fill up the car tank at the petrol station.

5. run out of - don't have anything left
Example : I have run out of butter so I will have to use margarine to make the cookies.

Answer for the riddles

Here are the answer for the riddles :

The first answer is a TEAPOT..It begin with a T and end with T and have a TEA in it.

The second  answer is because it is too far to walk..