The McGraw-Hill Workbook Ex. 16-5 page 281
Active and Passive Voices
1. The Works Progress Administration or WPA was founded by President Roosevelt during the Depression.
President Roosevelt founded the Works Progress Administration or WPA.
2. Millions of people were hired by the WPA.
The WPA hired millions of people.
3. Post offices, bridges, and schools were built by WPA workers.
WPA workers built post offices, bridges, and schools.
4. Unemployment was considered to be a major problem by administration officials.
Administration officials considered unemployment a major problem.
5. The WPA was jokingly called We Poke Along by its critics.
Critics jokingly called the WPA We Poke Along.
6. The high cost of government construction projects was criticized by many economists.
Many economists criticized the high cost of government construction projects.
7. Sixty years later, many WPA-built facilities are used by Americans every day.
Sixty years later, Americans still use many WPA-built facilities.
8. Funds for the WPA were cut by the Senate in 1939.
The Senate cut funds for the WPA in 1939.
9. The WPA was abolished by the government in 1943.
The government abolished the WPA in 1943.
10. Over fifty years later, the WPA is considered a model for solving our urban problems by many community leaders.
Over fifty years later, many community leaders consider the the WPA a model for solving our urban problems.
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