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Passive/object focus verb prefixes

In this exercise, determine whether the person doing the action is 1st/2nd (I/you) or 3rd (someone else) person. In column 1, write either 1st/2nd (if it’s I, me, we or you) or 3rd (if it is he, she, they or someone else).

Secondly, work out if the sentence is active/subject focus or passive/object focus. In column 2, write either active or passive.

The affix has been written in for you and should provide you with a clue for your choices.

1st/2nd
or
3rd / Active
or
passive / Affix
She drove to the airport. / Me- / base
Yogyakarta was affected by an earthquake. / di-
That photo was taken by Pak Bun. / di-
I was the one who took that photo. / Me- / base
I surprised my teacher. / Me- / base
She surprised me too! / Me- / base
That lamppost was hit by a truck. / di-
She caught seven fish while on holiday. / Me- / base
You were told off by the teacher. / di-
I was met at the airport by my friend. / di-

Look at the above answers. In English, is it more common for the first person to use an active or passive sentence structure?

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