Question

Read the facts about tea. Are these sentences better in the active or passive? Change any you think are better in the passive. 1 Someone invented tea bags in America in the 1800s Tea bags were invented in America in the 1800s 2 People first drank tea in China 4,000 years ago. 3. People can use tea leaves to read the future. 4 Someone first added milk to tea in the seventeenth century. 5 Tea is India's second largest industry, after tourism. 6 China produces more tea than any other country. ​

Answer 1

Ответ:

1. Tea bags were invented in America in the 1800s.

2. Tea was first drunk in China 4,000 years ago.

3. Tea leaves can be used to read the future.

4. Milk was first added to tea in the seventeenth century.

5. Tea is India's second-largest industry, after tourism.

6. More tea is produced by China than any other country.

Answer 2

Here are the sentences with changes to passive voice where appropriate:

1. Tea bags were invented in America in the 1800s.

2. Tea was first drunk in China 4,000 years ago.

3. Tea leaves can be used to read the future by people.

4. Milk was first added to tea in the seventeenth century by someone.

5. Tea is India's second-largest industry, after tourism.

6. More tea is produced by China than by any other country.

In these sentences, the passive voice is used to shift the focus from the doer of the action (the subject) to the action itself or the receiver of the action. It can make the sentences sound more formal or emphasize different aspects of the information.