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PASSIVE SENTENCE PAST PARTICIPLE MODIFYING CLAUSE
The Golden Gate Bridge is located at the entrance to San Francisco Bay. It was designed by Joseph Strauss. The Golden Gate Bridge, (that is) located at the entrance to San Francisco Bay, was designed by Joseph Strauss.
The bridge has two towers and is painted a bright orange. The bridge, (that is) painted a bright orange, has two towers.

 

 

 

Practice 1

 

 

Change the active sentences to passive sentences.  Select the correct verb form.

 

Golden Gate Bridge
# PASSIVE FORM CHECK ANSWER       

e.g.


Change this:
Planners located the Golden Gate Bridge at the entrance to San Francisco Bay.
The Golden Gate Bridge is located at the entrance to San Francisco Bay.
 

 
1. Change this: Joseph Strauss designed the Golden Gate Bridge.
  

 

2. Change this: The construction crews completed the Golden Gate Bridge in 1937.
 

 

3. Change this: The planners built the Golden Gate Bridge to continue the roadway northward.
   

 

4. Change this: Builders suspended the roadway from two 746 foot towers.
 

 

5. Change this: The painting crew paints the Golden Gate Bridge a bright orange-gold color.
 

 

6. Change this: Commuters use the Golden Gate Bridge as a State Highway.

 

7. Change this: People around the world know the Golden Gate Bridge.
 

 

8. Change this: Thousands of tourists vist the Golden Gate Bridge each year.
 

 

   

 

 

 

Practice 2

 

Change the second sentence into past participle modifying phrase.

  1. Join it with the first sentence.
  2. Shorten the clause if possible.

 

# PAST PARTICIPLE MODIFIER CHECK ANSWER       

9.


JOIN:
  The Gate Bridge spans the entrance to the San Francisco Bay.
WITH:  It was built in 1937.

 

10.

JOIN:  This spectacular landmark measures 1.7 miles long.
WITH: 
It was designed by Joseph Strauss.

 

11.

JOIN:  The Golden Gate requires repainting every year because of the salty, corrosive air. 
WITH:  It is painted orange-gold.

 

12.

JOIN:  The observation area offers an amazing view of San Francisco, Alcatraz, the East Bay, Angel Island and the Pacific Ocean.
WITH:  It is situated at the northern end.

 

13.

JOIN:  The roadway is one of the most beautiful drives in the United States.
WITH:  It is suspended 500 feet above the water.

 

 

14.

JOIN:  The ferry boats used to be the only method to cross the mouth of the Bay in the early 1900s. 
WITH:  They are still used today.

 

15.

JOIN:  The toll is only for southbound traffic only.
WITH:  The toll is collected daily.

 

16.

JOIN:  The bridge, , attracts tourist from around the world. 
WITH:  It is visited by 9 million people yearly.

 

 

 

 

 

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Julie Sevastopoulos - ESL Department - College of San Mateo - San Mateo, CA 94402 USA