Active/Passive Voice
Which do we like to use in our essays: active or passive voice?
Active Voice
Name one verb mood type.
Indicative, Imperative, or Subjunctive
What is a noun?
A person, place, thing, or idea
True or False: A simple sentence is made up of 2 independent clauses.
False; only 1 independent clause makes up a simple sentence.
Answers may vary. (The Diary of Anne Frank, I Have Lived a Thousand Years, Hunger Games)
Which type of voice is the following sentence in:
The french horn is played by Lucas.
Passive Voice
Does the following sentence use correct verb moods?
Tomorrow I was hungry for cantalope.
This is incorrect.
Name a type of verb.
Action, Helping, or Linking
Name a type of sentence.
Simple, Compound, and Complex
Name a short story we read during our Horror Unit.
The October Game, The Landlady, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Black Cat, The Monkey's Paw, etc.
Name one word that is typically used in passive voice.
Was/Were
What type of verb mood is the following sentence:
I wish for another snow day.
Subjunctive Mood
What's the difference between a concrete and an abstract noun?
Concrete = something you can sense
Abstract = something you cannot sense
Fill in the blank: A clause is made up of a subject and a ___.
Verb
What historical time period did we cover in MT 1?
The Civil Rights Era
Change the following sentence into Active Voice:
The candle was lit by my brother.
My brother lit the candle.
What type of mood is the most common?
Indicative Mood
What special rule do we have for proper nouns?
You capitalize the first letter of each word.
What's the difference between an independent clause and a dependent clause?
Independent Clause: expresses a complete thought and can stand alone in a sentence
Dependent Clause: does not express a complete thought, cannot stand alone, and begins with a subordinating conjunction.
World War II
What is the formula for Active Voice?
Subject, Verb, Object
Fix the following verb mood:
We were on the way to school when suddenly the sky turns dark.
Name a verb that is both a helping and linking verb.
Am, is, are, was, were
What type of sentence is the following:
If she scores enough points, she will win a gold medal.
Complex sentence
What is the name of the author who wrote The Hunger Games?
Suzanne Collins