Grammar Dispatch Passive to Active Voice, Direct Objects, and Indirect Objects 9/4/12

Review of Passive and Active Voice State Standard W1.2 Use precise language, action verbs, sensory details, appropriate modifiers, and the active rather than the passive voice.

Review of Passive and Active Voice Transform the following sentences from passive voice to active voice.

Review of Passive and Active Voice 1. Yesterday, the California Science Center was visited by my son and me. 2. New shoes will be bought by the athlete this weekend. 3. Breakfast is eaten by Fred every morning.

Review of Direct and Indirect Objects Oral and Written Language Conventions 1.3 Demonstrate an understanding of proper English usage and control of grammar, paragraph and sentence structure, diction, and syntax.

Review of Direct and Indirect Objects Write the following sentences. Underline each subject one time, underline each verb or verb phrase two times, put a box around each direct object and label it D.O., and put a box around each indirect object and label it I.O. Not every sentence has an indirect object.

Review of Direct and Indirect Objects 1. The Science Center employee fed the fish some squid. 2. The librarian gave Sally the wrong information. 3. I cleaned my desk over the weekend.

S.A.T. Vocabulary

Complete the sentences below using the words in the word bank. Two of the words from the word bank won’t be used. Refer to your August S.A.T. vocabulary list as needed.

Word Bank: admonished, aggregate, allay, anomaly, morphology 1. By the end of every day, the recycling center looks like an _____________ of recyclable aluminum, paper, and glass. 2. Mr. Smith _______________ his students for walking into the test 10 minutes late. 3. Linguists who study ______________ look at word parts such as prefixes, roots, and suffixes.