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..

Guess Guess Guess

Hello to my reader, let us guess some riddles today.
Shall we begin...

1) What begins with a T, end with T and has a T in it??

2)  Why do birds fly to south in the winter?

Guess these riddles and I will tell you the answer tomorrow..