1. Al Capone spent 5 years in prision in Alcatraz
Great! This is a correct active voice.
Oops! this is a correct active voice
2. Maiden Lane was known as Morton Street and was center of the City’s Red Light district
Great! This is a correct passive voice.
Try again! look for the subject!
3. People in San Francisco know Lombard Street to be “the crookedest Street in the world”
Not quite, that sentence should be: Lombard Street is known to be “the crookedest Street in the world”.
Yup! it sounds funny, isn’t it?
4. An airliner was accidentally landed by a Japanese pilot named Captain Kohei Asoh in the San Francisco Bay, and when asked about it he reportedly said: “As you americans say I messed up”.
Great! This is a correct passive voice.
Nope! check again. This is correct.
5. 267 columns support the San Francisco International Airport, that each rest on a steel ball bearing. So the airport resist an earthquake
It sounds a little strange, that sentence should be The San Francisco International Airport is supported by 267 columns, that each rest on a Steel bearing. So the airport resist an earthquake.
Good! It needs a passive voice.
6. San Francisco was originally called Yerba Buena back in 1835
Great! This is a correct passive voice.
Try again!
7. People built much of San Francisco on top of Gold Rush ships.
Oops! It sounds better if we say Much of San Francisco was built on top of Gold Rush ships.
You’re right! it sounds strange!