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Read the following paragraph. All of the sentences are in active voice. SIX of the sentences would be better in passive voice. Choose the six sentences and rewrite them in the passive voice on your paper. Think about focus and the importance of the subjects when making your choice.
Mustard1. Mustard is a popular food that is three thousand years old.
2. The ancient Egyptians and Chinese used it.
3. Today, many cultures can't do without it.
4. The French insist on having it with beef.
5. Americans won’t eat their hot dogs, hamburgers and sandwiches unless there is mustard.
6. Mustard, however, is famous not only as a food.
7. For thousands of years people considered mustard as medicine.
8. The heat from mustard helped warm the body.
9. Therefore, people would apply mustard for chest colds and rheumatism.
10. Using mustard as medicine is not so popular today.
11. The mustard plant is a pretty plant with bright yellow flowers.
12. Anyone can easily grow it almost everywhere.
13. How does this pretty plant become a popular condiment?
14. Workers remove the seeds from the plant.
15. Then, people grind the seeds and mix them with salt, spices, and vinegar.
16. Mustard gets its bright yellow color from the spices.
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What is the Passive Voice?
How to form the Passive Voice
When to use the Passive Voice
Samples of Passive Voice usage
Final Unit Exercise
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