The athlete had _____ a ten-mile race.

The cold weather had _____ the new plants.

Carlos wasn't home. He had _____.

Although the choir _____ beautifully, the audience was bored.

The children _____ quietly in the loft.

The students had _____ their tests before class.

All the participants had _____ by the time the speaker arrived.

The dog _____ his head from the rug.

The notebook was left _____ on the hall table.

Unfortunately, the canvas was _____ slightly when the painting was brought out of storage.

Pioneers on their way to California lost time when they hit the rugged Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Wagon trains turned and drived many miles out of their way, searching for a trail their oxen and horses could take through these mountains.

Then James Beckworth, an African American frontiersman and explorer, discovered an important route between the threatening peaks.

The pass was given the name of Beckworth Pass.

Other routes, including Donner Pass, had already been discovered, but soon wagon masters seen that Beckworth Pass had the lowest elevation and, therefore, the easiest to cross.

James Beckworth was a versatile man; he is a trapper, trader, explorer, and mountain man.

He even fighted in the Second Seminole War as an army scout.

During the Gold Rush, he caught gold fever and spended some time prospecting in California.

Beckworth always got along quite well with Native Americans--especially the Crow people, who adopted him.

By the end of his life, he had became such a good friend to the Crow that they gave him the chance to be a chief!

Determine whether the following sentences are in active or passive voice: The salad was passed to me by my husband.

The dog bit the mailman when he delivered the mail.

I argued with my roommate over responsibilites.

The package was sent on Monday by Jane.

Mary raced towards the classroom.