# PTE WFD #30: Maritime Archaeology and Historical...

Write from Dictation #30 - Level 2 - Feeds Writing + Listening

> You will hear a sentence. Type the sentence in the box below exactly as you hear it. Write as much of the sentence as you can. You will hear the sentence only once.

## Answer

The year when the ship of artifacts was wrecked interested historians.

## Explanation

This sentence has an unusual order, so hold the long subject in mind: The year when the ship of artifacts was wrecked. Spell "wrecked" with a silent "w" in it. Keep the -ed on "interested" and the -s on "historians" at the end.

## Hints

- Focus on the initial noun phrase describing the event.
- Listen for the past tense verb that describes the impact on the researchers.

## Transcript

The year when the ship of artifacts was wrecked interested historians.

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