Question

1. Passive voice: Present simple. Read the text and complete it with the corresponding auxiliary verb (am-is-are) and the main verb in the correct form (past participle). Use the list of irregular verbs if necessary. (Leer y completar el texto con el correspondiente verbo auxiliar (am-is-are) y el verbo principal en pasado participio. Usá la lista de verbos irregulares si la necesitás, acordate que en este caso usamos la tercera columna. También recordá que es importante que entiendas el texto: antes de empezar con la actividad, chequeá en un diccionario las dudas de vocabulario.)

Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) is an infectious disease that (1) _____________ (cause) by a newly discovered virus. Covid-19 virus is a disease that (2) ________________ (transmit) among people through respiratory droplets. Respiratory droplets (3) _______________ (spread) out by a person coughing or sneezing. Droplets transmission occurs when a person is in close contact with someone who (4) ______________ (infect) with the virus. This disease (5) _____________ (characterise) by these symptoms: fever, coughing, sneezing and breathing difficulties. Things you can do to prevent the disease:
- Wash your hands often with soap,
- Maintain social distance in public places,
- Cover with your elbow when coughing or sneezing

Answer 1

Respuesta:

1) is caused - 2) is transmitted - 3) are spread - 4) is infected - 5) is characterized.

Explicación:

Cuando usamos Passive Voice, el objeto es más importante que el sujeto (en el caso de éste texto, la forma en que se transmite el COVID-19 y cómo se desarrolla es más importante que el resto de la info dada)