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Réponse :
Bonjour,
1// Active or passive voice in the simple past (prétérit)?
a. Until the 19th century, millions of Africans were sold to whites as slaves.
( Passif )
b. They were chained and they were forced to work on plantations in the
south of the USA.
(Passif )
c. They weren't paid.
( Passif )
d. Many of them tried to escape.
( Actif )
e. If they were caught , they were punished or they were killed.
( Passif )
f. If they managed to reach the north, they became free.
( Actif )
g. Slavery was abolished in 1863 by Lincoln.
( Passif )
h. But after the Civil War, the southern states didn't respect the laws protecting the rights of black people.
( Actif )
i. They imposed segregation in public places.
( Actif )
Explications :
Voix active = le sujet fait l'action
ex : They imposed segregation in public places.
= Ils ont imposé le ségrégation dans les lieux publics.
Voix passive = Le sujet subit l'action
ex :Slavery was abolished in 1863 by Lincoln.