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Activity 2: Sentence structure review

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  • Active/Passive: A sports complex ................................. (construct) in the suburbs.
    was contructed
  • Prepositions: A number of wind turbines were placed in the sea, just off/on/to the coastline.
    on
  • Verbs/nouns: The old houses were rebuilt.
    There was a rebuilding of the old houses
  • Prepositions: Several changes took place at/in/on the town of Northgate.
    in
  • Active/Passive: The city centre ................................ (undergo) a total transformation.
    underwent
  • Active/Passive: The row of old terraced houses in the city .................. (pull down) and .................. (replace) by a block of flats.
    was pulled down and replaced
  • Prepositions: There was a large industrial area located on/in/at the north.
    in
  • Active/Passive: A number of spectacular changes .................................. (take place).
    took place
  • Prepositions: A number of new houses were built beside/at/on the railway line.
    beside
  • Verbs/nouns: The entertainment district was completely modernized.
    There was a complete modernization of the entertainment district.
  • Prepositions: North of the town, there is a lake surrounded in/of/by trees.
    by
  • Prepositions: A new railway was constructed which ran from/at/in north to south.
    from
  • Verbs/nouns: There were dramatic developments in the town centre.
    The town center was dramatically developed
  • Verbs/nouns: There was a complete transformation of the neighbourhood.
    The neighbourhood was completely transformed.
  • Active/Passive: The block of flats …....…. (make way) for a hotel (active)
    made way
  • Verbs/nouns: The area was changed spectacularly.
    There were spectacular changes in the area.
  • Prepositions: Two new hotels were erected on/in/at the banks of the river.
    on
  • Active/Passive: The factory ............................... (convert) into an art gallery.
    was converted
  • Prepositions: A large number of new villas were built beside/at/to the sea.
    beside
  • Active/Passive: The row of old houses ................................ (knock down) to make way for a road.
    was knocked down
  • Active/Passive: The forest ............................... (cut down) to build a railway
    was cut down
  • Active/Passive: The area ............................... (redevelop) completely.
    was redeveloped
  • Prepositions: A yachting club was set up on/in/at the shores of the lake.
    on
  • Verbs/nouns: There was a total reconstruction of the residential area.
    The residential area was totally reconstructed.
  • Verbs/nouns: There was a total redevelopment of the old factories.
    The old factories were totally redeveloped.
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