Active & Passive Voice
what is the active voice?
a sentence structure where the subject performs the action of the verb, creating direct and clear communication.
What is a simile?
It is a comparison to something using like or as.
She don’t like broccoli.
what is the grammatical error within this sentence?
"don't" should be changed to "doesn't"
What type of sentence only has a subject and predicate?
Simple sentence
What can you infer about someone that owns a lot of pink items?
Their favorite color is pink.
The cake was baked by my grandmother early this morning.
What voice is used in the sentence above?
the sentence uses passive voice
What is the difference between a simile and metaphor?
similes compare two things using "like" or "as" while metaphors don't.
“i cant believe theyre already here”
How should the sentence above be fixed?
Apostrophe's should be added between the n and t in "cant" and another one should be between the y and r in "theyre"
What types of words are used to join two sentences together?
Conjuctions
If a teacher has lots of math based posters around her room, what can you infer about the subject she teaches?
That teacher likely teaches math
Marie Curie discovered radium after years of careful research.
What type of voice is used in the sentence above?
The wind whispered through the trees, begging the leaves to dance with it through the night.
What type of figurative language is used in the sentence above?
Personification
“____ bringing their dog over there for the picnic."
Which adjective should be used in the sentence (their, they're, and there)?
"They're" should be used.
Because New York City never truly sleeps, many artists find inspiration while wandering its streets late at night.
What type of sentence is shown above?
Complex sentence
Renewable energy like solar and wind reduces pollution and helps fight climate change. It is sustainable because it naturally replenishes. It also reduces reliance on fossil fuels.
What can you infer about the authors viewpoint on renewable energy?
The author is supportive of renewable energy.
The gardener trimmed the hedges early in the morning. Later, she planted new flowers along the walkway.
What type of voice is used in the sentences above?
Active voice
After studying all week, Maya finally passed the exam with flying colors.
What figurative language is used above and what words make it up?
A idiom is created through the words "flying colors".
Sarah said I’ll be there in five minutes.
What is wrong with the sentence above?
Its missing quotation marks
What is a compound sentence?
Two complete sentences usually joined together by a conjunction.
What can you infer about someone who tenses up and freezes in the presence of spiders?
They have a fear or phobia of spiders.
The teacher graded the essays before the end of class.
How could you rewrite the sentence above to make it use the passive voice?
The essays were graded by the teacher by the teacher before the end of class.
What is a oxymoron?
An oxymoron is a figure of speech that pairs two contradictory or opposing words together to create a new, often paradoxical, meaning.
Me and Sarah goes to the mall every Saturday because we likes shopping for shoes. Last weekend, the cashier give us the wrong bags, but nobody notice until we got home. By the time we realizes the mistake, the store were already closed.
How many grammatical errors are there in the sentences above?
Although Paris was drenched in rain, the tourists continued exploring the museums, and the street musicians kept performing because the crowds still gathered in the squares.
What type of sentence is shown above?
Compound-complex sentence
Maya stared at her notebook, anxious about the test tomorrow. Even though she had studied, doubt still crept in and made her feel unprepared. She tried to calm herself and reviewed her notes once more, hoping it would help.
What can you infer about Maya through the paragraph above?
Maya is nervous about her upcoming test.