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.
Marie Curie discovered radium after years of careful research.
What type of voice is used in the sentence above?
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
What is a oxymoron?7
An oxymoron is a figure of speech that pairs two contradictory or opposing words together to create a new, often paradoxical, meaning.
“____ 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
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.
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