Struck by Lightning

The tree was ___ by the lightning.

• stuck

• strike

• struck

• Tonderstorm

• Tunderstrom

• Thunderstorm

• Thunder and lightning

• Tunder and light

• Thunder and ligtning

Compared to being killed by a dog, a person is twice as likely to

• die in a car accidenet

• get struck by lightning

• drown

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Simple Past Passive

Golfer Struck by Lightning.

• A golfer have been struck by lightning.

• A golfer was struck by lightning.

• A golfer has been struck by lightning.

• A golfer were struck by lightning.

What accidental event occurs that makes Victor Frankenstein abandon his study of Cornelius Agrippa and the other alchemical authors whose works his father deems as "sad trash"?

• a tree is struck by lightning and Victor is in awe of the power of electricity and galvanism

• a tree is stuck by lightning and Victor is not impressed and carries on trying to make the elixir of life

• a tree is struck by lightning and all the Canadians wept because of the maple syrup gone to waste

What is the correct past tense form of the sentence: 'The tree ___ by lightning yesterday.'?

• A) is struck

• B) was struck

• C) has struck

• D) were struck

Which of the following sentences uses the passive voice correctly?

• A) Lightning strikes the tree.

• B) The tree was struck by lightning.

• C) The tree strikes lightning.

• D) Lightning was striking the tree.

In the phrase 'struck by lightning,' what part of speech is the word 'struck'?

• A) Noun

• B) Verb

• C) Adjective

• D) Adverb

What literary device is used in the phrase 'struck by lightning' when describing a sudden realization?

• A) Metaphor

• B) Simile

• C) Hyperbole

• D) Personification