Active vs. Passive Voice
Active voice or passive voice?
She ate a mango while waiting for the bus.
Active Voice
Fix the capitalization errors in the following sentence:
the swedish exchange student arrived in august, and her name is caroline perry.
The Swedish exchange student arrived in August, and her name is Caroline Perry.
Running through the park
What is the error above called?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY BONUS - FIX IT
Sentence fragment
What are the four types of grammatical mood?
Indicative, Subjective, Conditional, Imperative
Identify the verbal. Which type of verbal is it? Is it the subject, verb, or direct object?
I enjoy painting landscapes.
Painting
Gerund
Direct Object
Active Voice or Passive Voice:
The cat was chased by the dog.
Passive Voice
Fix the capitalization errors in the following sentence:
rusty bought his new air jordan shoes from foot locker the day before christmas.
Rusty bought his new Air Jordan shoes from Foot Locker the day before Christmas.
Fix the following run-on sentence:
I went to the store I bought some milk.
I went to the store. I bought some milk.
I went to the store, and I bought some milk.
Identify the mood:
If I were a bird, then I would fly.
Subjunctive Mood
Identify the verbal and its function in the sentence:
To read is to grow.
To read
Infinitive
Transform this sentence to passive voice:
The teacher graded the tests.
The tests were graded by the teacher.
Fix the punctuation errors in the following sentence:
Because I forgot my gym shoes I couldn't play basketball during third period
Because I forgot my gym shoes, I couldn't play basketball during third period.
Fix the parallel structure:
She likes to swim, to bike, and running.
She likes to swim, to bike, and to run.
She likes to swim, bike, and run.
She likes swimming, biking, and running.
How can you tell if a sentence is written in the conditional mood?
It uses "if" or "if/then."
Identify the verbal, specify which verbal it is, and provide its function in the sentence:
Hiking in the mountains is her favorite pastime.
Hiking
Gerund
Subject of the sentence
Convert this sentence to active voice:
The book was read by Maria.
DOUBLE JEOPADY BONUS - Give an example of another sentence in the active voice.
Responses will vary, but as an example:
The class played Jeopardy! to review grammar concepts today.
Fix the punctuation errors in the following sentence:
She wants to eat exercise and shower then she'll go to bed.
She wants to eat, exercise, and shower, then she'll go to bed.
Identify and fix the error in this sentence:
She enjoys reading, to dance, and painting.
Parallel structure
She enjoys reading, dancing, and painting.
She enjoys to read, dance, and paint.
She enjoys to read, to dance, and to paint.
Please take out your notebooks and pens to begin taking notes.
Imperative Mood
Identify the verbal and specify which verbal it is. What is its function in the sentence?
The crying baby needs to be fed.
Crying
Participle
Adjective describing the noun "baby"
Identify the voice, then change it to the other voice.
The song was sung by the choir.
Passive. The choir sang the song.
Fix the capitalization and punctuation errors in the following sentence:
while i was shopping i ran into felicia who i graduated from usc with last may what a happy surprise!
While I was shopping, I ran into Felicia, who I graduated from USC with last May - what a happy surprise!
Fix the tense shift errors:
She walks to the park and saw her friend.
She walks to the park and sees her friend.
She walked to the park and saw her friend.
Identify the mood:
The team won the basketball game.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY BONUS: Change it to subjunctive mood.
I wish the team won the basketball game.
Identify the verbal. What type of verbal is it? What is its function in the sentence?
The broken window needs to be repaired.
Participle
Adjective describing window