Exercise 1
Yesterday, my friend and I went to my cousin's baseball game. We had a great time, at first. Then, my cousin was hit in the eye when he wasn't paying attention. My cousin always seems to find trouble, or in this case, trouble found him. However, the ambulance was called and he went to the hospital. He said the doctors were very pleasant, but he didn't like his nurse. Nevertheless, she told my cousin that he needed stitches. Instead, his cut was glued with some sort of new glue for skin.This way, he won't have a scar. In the meantime,his game was finished without him.
Possible Answers:
1. Then, the ball hit my cousin in the eye when he wasn't paying attention.
2. However, somebody called the ambulance and he went to the hospital.
3. Instead, the doctor glued his cut with some sort of new glue for skin.
Exercise 2
When I was little, I had webbed feet. Really, my toes were linked together, and it looked like I had duck feet. I used to hate it because all the other kids called me Waddle. My feelings were hurt every time they called me that, and I always answered with a mean comment. One day, everything changed. I was swimming in the pool at school with a few other classmates when I noticed something. I could swim faster than they could. Many races were won in the swimming pool because of those webbed feet.
Possible Answers:
1. Really, skin linked my toes together, and it looked like I had duck feet.
2. They hurt my feelings every time they called me that, and I always answered with a mean comment.
3. I won many races in the swimming pool because of those webbed feet.
McDonald's and "mistakes were made image" are from the following websites: http://inkingcap.blogspot.com/2011/04/passive-voice-agression.html and
http://profesorbaker.com/2011/07/30/the-passive-voice-the-active-voice-grammar-girl-mistakes-were-made/.