Indirect
Direct
Active/ Passive Voice
Thematic Statement
100

What questions do you ask to identify indirect objects

What is For whom, for what, to whom, to what

100

True or false: For an direct object to be in a sentence, a indirect object needs to be present

What is false and for an indirect object to be in a sentence a direct object needs to be present? 

100

Determine which sentence is active and which is passive

A big party was celebrated by the students because of the completion of their final exams

Students celebrated the completion of their final exams with a big party.

What is Students celebrated the completion of their final exams with a big party (active) and A big party was celebrated by the students because of the completion of their final exams (passive) ? 


100

What is a thematic statement? 

What is a statement that captures the central message or main idea about a particular theme or topic? 

200

Identify the indirect object in the sentence

"He gave all four walls a new coat of paint"

What are "walls"? 

200

What is the direct object? 

What is a direct object is a noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb directly. It answers the question "what?" or "whom?" after the action verb. In simpler terms, it's the thing or person that is directly affected by the action of the verb. 

200

What is the main difference between active and passive? 

What is Active voice is when the subject is the doer of the action, and passive voice is when the object is the doer of the action? 

200

Authors and filmmakers use __________ and _________ to reinforce their thematic statement. 

What is symbolism & metaphors? 

300

Does this sentence have an indirect object? If so, identify it. Explain your answer. 

"The young man went for a long run"

What is "no" and because there is no direct object therefore there is no indirect object? 

300

What are the two questions used to find the Direct Object in a sentence? 

What is whom and what? 

300

Which of the following sentences is in passive voice

a) The dog chased the cat up the tree

b) The cake was baked by Sarah for the party

c) John fixed the leaking faucet in the bathroom by Monday

d) The students eagerly awaited the results of their exam. 

What is option B 

300

Which of the following is a thematic statement? 

1) Overcoming your fears. 

2) Justice prevails in the face of adversity

3) the exploration of the intersection between  morality and power


What is justice prevails in the face of adversity? 

400

Identify the subject, verb, and indirect object in his sentence. 

"I gave my sister all four of her gifts"

What is subject (I), verb (gave), and indirect object (sister)? 

400

Identify the direct object. 

Paul accused his neighbor of being a witch in the Salem, Massachusetts witch trials

What is "neighbor" ? 

400

Rewrite the following sentence using active voice: "The novel was written by the famous author during her time in Paris" 

What is "The famous author wrote the novel during her time in Paris." 

400

What is the difference between a thematic statement and a summary?

What is a thematic statement expresses the message of a story, and a summary is a brief overview of events in a story.

500

Does this sentence have an indirect object in it? If so identify it. Explain your answer. 

"The police man arrested the old lady for smoking weed"

What is "no" and because "for smoking weed" is a prepositional phrase? 

500

Identify the subject, verb, direct object and the question that was asked? 


Despite the heavy rain, Sarah carefully carried the fragile vase to her grandmother's house as a birthday gift.

What is subject (Sarah), verb (carried), direct object (vase), question asked (carried what?) 

500

Identify the voice (active or passive) and rewrite the following sentence accordingly:

"A decision will be made by the committee tomorrow."

What is " Passive voice. Rewritten: "The committee will make a decision tomorrow." 

500

Write a thematic statement with the theme being determination based off "Rules of the Game" by Amy Tan. Explain using context from the story, how the theme is portrayed. ( 1 min 20 sec)

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