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ecome or get, and the <strong>sentence</strong> may not make complete sense. Compare the following two <strong>sentence</strong>s,<br />
using the true adjective unbezahlbar, with the previous examples using the participle<br />
repariert:<br />
Die alte Uhr wird unbezahlbar.<br />
Die alte Uhr ist unbezahlbar.<br />
werden 1 past participle passive <strong>sentence</strong><br />
The old clock becomes priceless.<br />
The old clock is priceless.<br />
sein 1 past participle acting as adjective adjective<br />
Übung<br />
16·10<br />
Change the following <strong>sentence</strong>s, which are now in the first type of passive using werden, to<br />
<strong>sentence</strong>s of the second type, using sein. Retain the tense of the original <strong>sentence</strong>.<br />
1. Der verwundete Mann wurde gerettet.<br />
2. Die Haustiere werden gefüttert.<br />
3. Die unartigen Kinder werden bestraft.<br />
4. Die schöne Tasse wurde leider zerbrochen.<br />
Now compose three original passive <strong>sentence</strong>s, using werden in either the present or past tense, and then<br />
rewrite each of them in the passive using sein.<br />
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