Parts of the Sentence
Identify the verb in the sentence:
The movie was filmed in New York City.
was filmed
Kao Kalia Yang wrote The Latehomecomer.
The Latehomecomer was written by Kao Kalia Yang.
The man was hit by a ball.
The ball hit the man.
Simple past - planted
The tree _____________ by our fifth grade class in 2012.
was planted
Is this active or passive?
Babies should first be given solid food at around 4-6 months of age.
passive
Identify the subject in this sentence:
In 1933, movie tickets were sold for $0.25.
movie tickets
The toy car traveled a distance of 10 meters.
A distance of 10 meters was traveled by the toy car.
The snow was shoveled by my brother.
My brother shoveled the snow.
Simple present - grows
Tomato plants ________ with the help of upright supports.
are grown
Choose active or passive.
Which voice is often used in formal writing?
passive
Identify the object of this sentence:
My grandma made dinner for us.
dinner
Somebody broke the vase.
The vase was broken.
She was photographed by him.
He photographed her.
Past Continuous - were producing
Five songs a day _______________.
were being produced.
Does the active voice call more attention to the subject or the action (verb)?
Ex. Prada designed a dress for Anne Hathaway.
subject
Determine the agent in this sentence:
Avatar was directed by James Cameron.
James Cameron.
You can buy movie tickets online.
Movie tickets can be bought online.
Lots of Woody Allen's movies have been filmed in New York.
Woody Allen has filmed lots of movies in New York.
Modal - should type
The paper ___________ on your iPad.
should be typed
Identify the agent in this sentence.
The Paris Opera House was built from 1861 to 1875.
no / weak / obvious / unimportant agent
They televise The Oscar ceremony and millions of people see it.
The Oscar ceremony is televised and seen by millions of people.
(OKAY) The Oscar ceremony is televised and (it is) seen by millions of people.
Was it filmed in Hollywood?
Did _____ film it in Hollywood?
Present perfect - has/have created
Lots of new inventions _________ to make life easier for humans.
have been created