Teksti
exercise C
Confusables
Write the verbs in Finnish.
I was hurt. be hurt = loukkaantua
You hurt me. hurt = loukata
In the English language the passive voice is often used when in Finnish we use verbs ending with –ua or –yä. Write the correct forms of the verbs using either the active or the passive voice.
1. surprise
The watchers _____________________ in the middle of the night by an angry mob. What ____________________ them most, however, was the great number of the attackers.
2. break
Shots fired by the attackers _____________________ the mill’s windows. The mill door ____________________ by the angry mob, too.
3. convince
Cartwright’s employees ____________________ that the automatic looms would cost them their livelihoods. Cartwright later ____________________ them of the advantages of modern technology.
4. disappoint
Cartwright’s decision to start using the automatic loom _____________________ his employees. Cartwright, on the other hand, ____________________ that his employees weren’t able to adapt to change more quickly.
5. injure
During the attack, one of the members of the angry mob ____________________ his left foot. The foot ____________________ so badly that it had to be amputated the following week.
6. destroy
The mob felt that the loom would have to ____________________ before it ____________________ their livelihoods.
7. improve
After the attack, the safety measures at the mill had to ____________________. Cartwright ____________________ them by employing more watchers.
8. lose
Even though eventually some jobs ____________________, Cartwright ____________________ something more valuable – the love and trust of his employees.
The watchers _____________________ in the middle of the night by an angry mob. What ____________________ them most, however, was the great number of the attackers.
2. break
Shots fired by the attackers _____________________ the mill’s windows. The mill door ____________________ by the angry mob, too.
3. convince
Cartwright’s employees ____________________ that the automatic looms would cost them their livelihoods. Cartwright later ____________________ them of the advantages of modern technology.
4. disappoint
Cartwright’s decision to start using the automatic loom _____________________ his employees. Cartwright, on the other hand, ____________________ that his employees weren’t able to adapt to change more quickly.
5. injure
During the attack, one of the members of the angry mob ____________________ his left foot. The foot ____________________ so badly that it had to be amputated the following week.
6. destroy
The mob felt that the loom would have to ____________________ before it ____________________ their livelihoods.
7. improve
After the attack, the safety measures at the mill had to ____________________. Cartwright ____________________ them by employing more watchers.
8. lose
Even though eventually some jobs ____________________, Cartwright ____________________ something more valuable – the love and trust of his employees.