1. Somebody hurt me into passive. 2. Why has Mrs. Smith taught English? into passive

3. A letter will have been posted into active.

4. Would the dam have been constructed soon? into active

5. Did you play the guitar? into passive

6. A hardblow was given to the thief into active.

7. Who discovered radio? into passive

8. What do you want? into passive

9. People use milk for making butter and cheese into passive.​

Read the excerpt from the poem "growing up italian" by maria mazziotti gillan and answer the question that follows. when i was a little girl, i thought everyone was italian, and that was good. we visted our aunts and uncles, and they visted us. the italian language smooth and sweet in my mouth. in kindergarten, english words fell on me, thick and sharp as hail. i grew silent, the italian word balanced on the edge of my tongue and the english word, lost during the first moment of every question. source: gillan, maria mazziotti. "growing up italian." poetrymagazine.com. poetry magazine, n.d. web. 30 mar. 2011. what is the tone of this poem? what does the tone reveal about the speaker of the poem and the conflict she faces? based on this excerpt, what can you predict about the theme of the poem?