Past Passive vs Simple Past Exercise

Nothing seems to be more American than baseball. Its tradition is clean and clear. People think that Abner Doubleday invented was invented baseball in 1839 at Cooperstown, New York. They are mistaken, however, because baseball did not invent was not invented by Abner Doubleday. Moreover, there is no evidence to show that Doubleday ever saw was seen a baseball game in his life. Unfortunately, most fans today still believe this myth of the game's origin. Fortunately, the sport's beginnings are much more interesting and varied than those that most people believe. In fact, of all popular American sports, only basketball developed was developed by an individual. A man called James Naismith assigned was assigned to create a co-educational, recreational sport and so he produced was produced basketball. The truth is, baseball imported was imported into America from England in a simple form. Many people played was played cricket in the 19th century America and later, they picked up the game of baseball for recreation, because it did not have many rules. Until about 1860, cricket matches attracted was attracted large crowds, but baseball contests watched were watched by only a few spectators, mostly women and children. In time, however, the combination of the two sports produced the beginning of baseball, as we know it today.

Correctness =
Correct answers: