Subject/Verb and Active/Passive Voice Review

1. Passive or Active? 

The nests were built by migrating birds. 

• passive

• active

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

1. Passive or Active? 

The bridge was made by engineers in Philadelphia and replicated throughout the world. 

• passive

• active

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

1. Passive or Active? 

The lion is leaping higher than I’ve seen before.  

• passive

• active

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

1. Passive or Active? 

The lumpy oatmeal was served throughout December until there were complaints. 

• passive

• active

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

1. Passive or Active? 

The cat humiliated the bird. 

• passive

• active

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

1. How would you re-write this passive sentence? 

The scissors were held carefully by the toddler.  

• The toddler carefully held the scissors.

• I don't know.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

1. What is the subject/verb? 

Walk in a straight line. 

• you/walk

• line/walk

• straight/line

• you/straight

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

1. What is the subject/verb? 

The grass under the bridge is brown. 

• grass/is brown

• bridge/is

• grass/is

• grass/under

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

1. What is the subject/verb? 

When Johnny was younger, he hated peas. 

• he/hated peas

• Johnny/was younger

• johnny/was

• he/hated

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

1. What is the subject/verb? 

The theater was destroyed. 

• theater/was

• theater/was destroyed

• destroyed/theater

• the theater/was destroyed

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I