Active or passive voice?

The road was blocked by an

accident.

The road was blocked by an accident.

Passive voice

Active or passive voice?

The teacher threw the ruler.

The teacher threw the ruler.

Active voice

Active or passive voice?

The storm knocked the tree down.

The storm knocked the tree down.

Active voice

Passive or active voice?

He loves communication arts class.

He loves communication arts class.

Active voice

Passive or active voice?

The soup was eaten by the children.

The soup was eaten by the children.

Passive voice

Is the verb transitive or intransitive?

The test was very challenging.

Is the verb transitive or Intransitive?

The test was very challenging.

linking verb

Intransitive verb

Transitive or Intransitive?

The dog gobbled the food.

Is the verb transitive or Intransitive?

The dog gobbled the food. action verb direct object

Transitive verb

Transitive or Intransitive?

The bumble bee flew.

Transitive or Intransitive?

The bumble bee flew.

Action verbIntransitive

Transitive or Intransitive?

The hockey team lost the game.

Transitive or Intransitive?

The hockey team lost the game.

Action verb direct object

Transitive verb

Comparative or Superlative?

The marker is brighter than the colored pencil.

Comparative or Superlative?

The marker is brighter than the colored pencil.

comparative

Comparative or Superlative?

That is the most beautiful sunset.

Comparative or Superlative?

That is the most beautiful sunset.

superlative

Which of these titles should be underlined?

short storysong title

chapter of a bookmagazine

magazine

Identify a direct or indirect object (if there are any).

Mint chocolate chip ice cream is my favorite.

Identify a direct or indirect object (if there are any).

Mint chocolate chip ice cream is my favorite.

• Neither because is- linking verb

Identify a direct or indirect object (if there are any).

They donated their van to the homeless shelter.

Identify a direct or indirect object (if there are any).

D.O.

They donated their van to the homeless shelter. Prepositional phrase

Identify a direct or indirect object (if there are any).

That dog jumped over the fence and ran across the street.

Identify a direct or indirect object (if there are any).

That dog jumped over the fence and ran across the street.

• No D.O. or I.O., only prepositional phrases

Identify a direct or indirect object (if there are any).

He handed me a note during communication arts class.

Identify a direct or indirect object (if there are any).

I.O. D. O.

He handed me a note during communication arts class.

Write the following title so that it is correct:

Dancing With The Stars

Re-write the following title so that it is correct:

Dancing with the Stars

Identify a direct or indirect object (if there are any).

The boy in the purple shoes likes her.

Identify a direct or indirect object (if there are any).

The boy in the purple shoes likes her.

D.O.

Re-write this sentence to fix the comparative or superlative adjective.

Molly is the less experienced one on the entire team.

Re-write this sentence to fix the comparative or superlative adjective.

Molly is the least experienced one on the entire team.

Re-write this sentence to fix the comparative or superlative adjective.

Compared to Jen, she is the fastest.

Re-write this sentence to fix the comparative or superlative adjective.

Compared to Jen, she is faster.

Is the adjective comparative or

superlative in the following sentence?

Jack is always more cheerful in the the morning.

Is the adjective comparative or

superlative in the following sentence?

Jack is always more cheerful in the morning.

**comparative

Correct or Incorrect?

I’m only on the first chapter of Nothing But The Truth.

Correct or Incorrect?

I’m only on the first chapter of Nothing but the Truth.

**Shorter words like “but” and “the” should not be capitalized.

Correct or Incorrect?

Have you seen the episode of Modern Family called “Scrambled Eggs”?

Correct or Incorrect?

Have you seen the episode of Modern Family called “Scrambled Eggs”?

Identify a direct or indirect object (if there are any).

The boy at the mall texted us his phone number.

Identify a direct or indirect object (if there are any).

I.O.

The boy at the mall texted us his phone number.

D.O.