Attempts were made on the part of the president’s aides to assert his immunity from a congressional subpoena.

Highlight the verbs in each original sentence.

Underline the subject of each original sentence

Identify the character and action of each sentence (some sentences may not have characters in their current form)

Revise the sentence so that the character is the subject and their action is an active verb.

Highlight the verb and underline the subject of your new sentence

Example: Mistakes were made

            Character: whoever made the mistake

            Action: made a mistake

The Questions

1 Attempts were made on the part of the president’s aides to assert his immunity from a congressional subpoena.

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2.Estimations of biodiversity loss by scientists are a cause for concern.

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3 An understanding of the need for controls over drinking on campus was recognized by fraternities.

Character of original sentence:

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4  There is fear among students that there will be fewer class offerings by the university due to the Corona virus.

Character of original sentence:

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5  A lazy dog was involved in a jumping-related incident with the quick brown fox.

Character of original sentence:

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