Active sentences

My dog bit the girl. What is the subject?

• My dog

• bit

• the girl

• No subject

She read the book quietly. What is the verb?

• She

• read

• the book

• quietly

The police arrested the thieves yesterday. What is the object?

• The police

• arrested

• the thieves

• yesterday

The teacher read the book to the students. What is the object?

• The teacher

• read

• the book

• the students

Allen carefully climbed the tree behind his house. What is the verb?

• carefully

• climbed

• the tree

• behind

All sentences have...

• At least one subject and an object.

• At least one subject and a verb.

• At least one verb and an object.

• A least one adjective and a verb.

Which sentence is not active?

• I called my mom.

• She dropped the drink.

• The book was read.

• He fixed my tv.

Which sentence is an active sentence?

• She was arrested.

• My mom was called twice last night.

• He made a pizza.

• The books were sold in the bookstore.

A subject is...

• the action of the sentence.

• is receiving the action.

• is performing the action.

• not important.

The verb is....

• receiving the action in the sentence.

• is the action in the sentence.

• is performing the action in the sentence.

• all of the above.