1. W EEK 9 S TARTERS A. Allen

2. C OPY THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION INTO YOUR G RAMMAR S ECTION : Active/Passive Voice In active voice sentences the subject does the action. Example: Liz played the piano. In passive voice sentences the subject receives the action. Example: The piano was played by Liz. Sometimes the doer of the action is omitted in passive voice sentences. Example: The piano was played.

3. D IRECTIONS : D ECIDE WHETHER THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES ARE WRITTEN IN THE ACTIVE OR PASSIVE VOICE. T HEN WRITE THE DOER OF THE ACTION ON THE LINE TO THE RIGHT. I F THE DOER IS UNKNOWN, WRITE A QUESTION MARK (?). 1. Thomas feeds his dog. 2. The dog is fed by Thomas. 3. The family went to the beach. 4. The letter was written by Marshall. 5. The game had been won by the blue team. Active or Passive? Doer: ______________

4. D IRECTIONS : D ECIDE WHETHER THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES ARE WRITTEN IN THE ACTIVE OR PASSIVE VOICE. T HEN WRITE THE DOER OF THE ACTION ON THE LINE TO THE RIGHT. I F THE DOER IS UNKNOWN, WRITE A QUESTION MARK (?). 1. The problem was solved. 2. The stunt man risked his life. 3. The fire was extinguished. 4. The car was being cleaned by its owner. 5. It gets cold here during the winter. Active or Passive? Doer: ______________

5. D IRECTIONS : C OPY THE SENTENCES. R EWRITE THE P ASSIVE VOICE SENTENCES AS A CTIVE VOICE SENTENCES. R EWRITE THE A CTIVE VOICE SENTENCES AS P ASSIVE VOICE SENTENCES. 1. Passive: The dog was hit by the car. Active: __________________________________________ 2. Passive: The house will be built by the construction crew in five months. Active: _ _________________________________________ 1. Active: Julie answered the question. Passive: ________________________________________ 2. Active: The dolphins have learned many tricks. Passive: ________ ________________________________

6. D IRECTIONS : W RITE TWO SENTENCES USING THE ACTIVE VOICE, AND TWO USING THE PASSIVE VOICE.

7. D IRECTIONS : C OPY THE SENTENCES. I DENTIFY THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB. 1. Down that dark path ( sit, sits ) the haunted house. 2. Here ( is, are ) the book you wanted to read. 3. Untouched ( was, were ) the tranquil garden. 4. From the bank the thief ( steal, steals ) the money. 5. From the bowl ( eat, eats ) three cats. 6. There ( was, were ) a big fire here last year. 7. Where ( is, are ) my favorite hat? 8. There ( stand, stands ) the president of the United States. 9. What ( do, does ) you do for a living? 10. Attached ( is, are ) a copy of the file.