4) Add a comma or semicolon if needed. Otherwise, submit the text without any additi punctuation. (1)) Kyrgyzstan was a republic of the U.S.S.R. throughout much of the twentieth century but declared its independence in 1991 .

Identify the subject and the predicate of the sentence below. The sun sets behind the mountains. \( \begin{array}{l}\text { The subject: } \begin{array}{l}\text { The subject: } \\ \text { The sun }\end{array} \\ \begin{array}{l}\text { Telect all correct oplons } \\ \text { behind the } \\ \text { mountains }\end{array}\end{array} \)

Which of the following sentences has the correct punctuation. \( \begin{array}{l}\text { We went to the zoo and } \\ \text { saw lions zebras and } \\ \text { giraffes. }\end{array} \quad \begin{array}{l}\text { We went to the zoo and } \\ \text { saw lions, zebras, and } \\ \text { giraffes. }\end{array} \) \( \begin{array}{l}\text { We went to the zoo and } \\ \text { saw lions, zebras and } \\ \text { giraffes }\end{array} \)

\begin{tabular}{l} Identify the subject and the predicate of the sentence below. \\ The big brown dog chased the squirrel. \\ \( \begin{array}{ll}\text { The predicate: } \\ \text { the squirrel. }\end{array} \begin{array}{c}\text { The predicate: } \\ \text { chased the } \\ \text { squirrel. }\end{array} \) \\ \hline\end{tabular}

\( \begin{array}{l}\text { Change the following sentence from active to passive voice: "Tom } \\ \text { painted the fence." }\end{array} \) \( \begin{array}{c}\text { The fence is } \\ \text { painted by Tom. }\end{array} \) \( \begin{array}{c}\text { The fence was } \\ \text { painted by Tom. }\end{array} \) \( \begin{array}{c}\text { The fence painted } \\ \text { Tom. }\end{array} \) \( \begin{array}{c}\text { Tom was painting } \\ \text { the fence. }\end{array} \)

Rewrite the following sentence in passive voice: "The chef prepares the meal."