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Part: Write a sentence for each question. Notice that the infinitive follows an adjective in each response. 10pts
Example: Question: What is a fun thing to do?
Answer: It’s fun to go to the beach.
What is something that’s important to do?
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What is something that’s necessary to do?
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What is something that’s easy to do?
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What is something that’s dangerous to do?
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What is something that’s hard to do?
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Part: Please rewrite the sentence by changing the infinitive to a gerund. 10pts
It won’t hurt to study a few extra hours today.
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It’s essential to get this into the mail today.
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It will be terrific to see them.
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It was painful to watch them lose the race.
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It didn’t take long to fly to Mexico.
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Please rewrite the sentences by changing the gerund to an infinitive. 10pts
Example: Riding a bike without a helmet is not safe.
Answer: It’s not safe to ride a bike without a helmet.
Waking up early in the morning is good for you.
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Saving money for the future is indispensable.
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Helping people learn another language takes time.
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Carrying a lot of weight hurts your body.
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Listening to rock music is a pleasure.
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Part: Rewrite the sentences in Active voice. 10pts
The book was packed by his father.
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The theater was founded by Nicholas and Susan.
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This Novel was written by an Iriswoman.
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The girl was hit by a bike.
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Baseball is played by the children.
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Change the sentences from active to passive voice.10pts
They have eaten .
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Marcos took my bags into the car.
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The ladies are washing the house.
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Maria had seen the comic before.
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My brother will have finished the project before next week.
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Part: Write a summary of the short story below. 50pts
A Strange Story
by O. Henry
In the northern part of Austin there once dwelt an honest family by the name of Smothers. The family consisted of John Smothers, his wife, himself, their little daughter, five years of age, and her parents, making six people toward the population of the city when counted for a special write-up, but only three by actual count.

One night after supper the little girl was seized with a severe colic, and John Smothers hurried downtown to get some medicine.

He never came back.

The little girl recovered and in time grew up to womanhood.

The mother grieved very much over her husband's disappearance, and it was nearly three months before she married again, and moved to San Antonio.

The little girl also married in time, and after a few years had rolled around, she also had a little girl five years of age.

She still lived in the same house where they dwelt when her father had left and never returned.

One night by a remarkable coincidence her little girl was taken with cramp colic on the anniversary of the disappearance of John Smothers, who would now have been her grandfather if he had been alive and had a steady job.

"I will go downtown and get some medicine for her," said John Smith (for it was none other than he whom she had married).

"No, no, dear John," cried his wife. "You, too, might disappear forever, and then forget to come back."

So John Smith did not go, and together they sat by the bedside of little Pansy (for that was Pansy's name).

After a little Pansy seemed to grow worse, and John Smith again attempted to go for medicine, but his wife would not let him.

Suddenly the door opened, and an old man, stooped and bent, with long white hair, entered the room.

"Hello, here is grandpa," said Pansy. She had recognized him before any of the others.

The old man drew a bottle of medicine from his pocket and gave Pansy a spoonful.

She got well immediately.

"I was a little late," said John Smothers, "as I waited for a street ca​

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