"Brave Butterflies" Vocabulary Review

Read the paragraph and add the correct vocabulary words in the blanks.

Vocabulary Words: arrest, dictator, hopeful, journal, organize, politics, rescue, violent

Alberto Perez keeps a about some people who are active in . Those heroes try to come to the to save their country from Trujillo's iron grip. Trujillo was the of the Dominican Republic from 1930 to 1961. If people tried toagainst him, the police could them. Police actions could be mean and . In May 1961, Trujillo himself was murdered, but problems continued. Not until many years later, when fair elections began, could people begin to beabout the future.​

Alberto Perez keeps a __journal about some people who are active in __politics . Those heroes try to come to the __rescue to save their country from Trujillo's iron grip. Trujillo was the __dictator of the Dominican Republic from 1930 to 1961. If people tried to___organize___against him, the police could ___arrest___ them. Police actions could be mean and ___violent___. In May 1961, Trujillo himself was murdered, but problems continued. Not until many years later, when fair elections began, could people begin to be__hopefulabout the future.

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also btw I'm from dominican republic and my grandma was around the time of Trujillo's leadership so it is really cool I saw a question on brainily about it

active voice: my father cut the tree.

passive voice: the tree was cut by my father.

active voice: people buy newspapers every day.

passive voice: newspapers are bought (by people) every day.

active voice: people have been using movies as political propaganda since world war ii.

passive voice: movies have been used as political propaganda since world war ii.

active voice: donna gave me my birthday present.

passive voice: i was given my birthday present (by donna). / my birthday present was given to me (by donna).

active voice: mom will leave the keys on the counter.

passive voice: the keys will be left (by mom) on the counter.

the words in parentheses are the agent of the passive voice and can be omitted when obvious, generic, or simply unnecessary.

the word that best matches the meaning of the expression "went to the big ocean" is died.

the goldfish died, which is why the father looks at the children mournfully. the "big ocean" is the father's way of saying fish heaven. he could have just said that the goldfish died, but this way, the children imagine the fish in a bigger, better place instead of just picturing a dead fish.

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