LESSON #8

The goal of this activity is to Identify sentence parts.

Use the table below each sentence to check your response.

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Identify the subject and object
1. After hearing the lawyer’s opening remarks, the angry judge dismissed the case.

Simple Subject	Object
Check response judge	Check response case

 

 

2. Are the girls ordering pizza for dinner?

Simple Subject	Object
Check response girls	Check response pizza

 

 

3. During the blackout, the students heard screams in the hallways.

Simple Subject	Object
Check response students	Check response screams

 

 

4. Mazda will introduce a completely redesigned Miata next September.

Simple Subject	Object
Check response Mazda	Check response Miata

 

 

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Identify the subject and object and then switch sentence to passive.

Note: The subject in each sentence is identified in red.

5. A ghostly figure appeared by the light of the moon.

Active	Passive
Check response A ghostly figure appeared by the light of the moon.	Check response can't change

 

 

 

6. Why is the basketball team wearing matching shoes?

Active	Passive
Check response Why is the basketball team wearing matching shoes?	Check response Why are matching shoes being worn by the basketball team?

 

 

 

7. Dr. Smith won the Nobel Prize in physics.

Active	Passive
Check response Dr. Smith won the Nobel Prize in physics.	Check response The Nobel Prize in physics was won by Dr. Smith.

 

 

 

8. Who won Wimbledon this year?

Active	Passive
Check response Who won Wimbledon this year?	Check response Whom was Wimbledon won by this year?

 

 

9. The mechanic was charging me an outrageous price to fix my car.

Active	Passive
Check response The mechanic was charging me an outrageous price to fix my car.	Check response I was being charged an outrageous price to fix my car.

 

 

10. Shouldn’t the town board recognize Smith for his volunteer efforts in the community?

Active	Passive
Check response Shouldn’t the town board recognize Smith for his volunteer efforts in the community?	Check response Shouldn’t Smith be recognized for his volunteer efforts in the community?

 

 

11. The window was broken by the kids.

Active	Passive
Check response The kids broke the window.	Check response The window was broken by the kids.

 

 

12. The final decision to pass the bill is being made as we speak.

Active	Passive
Check response The politicians are making the final decision to pass the bill as we speak.	Check response The final decision to pass the bill is being made as we speak.

 

 

13. Most days, my mail is usually delivered by two in the afternoon.

Active	Passive
Check response Most days the mail carrier delivers my mail by two in the afternoon.	Check response Most days, my mail is usually delivered by two in the afternoon.

 

 

14. Applauding was begun by the audience in the middle of the final scene.

Active	Passive
Check response The audience began applauding in the middle of the final scene.	Check response Applauding was begun by the audience in the middle of the final scene.

 

 

15. How far in advance were the hotel reservations booked?

Active	Passive
Check response How far in advance did you book the hotel reservations?	Check response How far in advance were the hotel reservations booked?

 

 

16. On the couch lies a really fat cat.

Active	Passive
Check response On the couch lies a really fat cat.	Check response --

 

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Identify the sentence as active or passive.

Note: The subject in each sentence is identified in red.

17. Has Tom Clancy’s new novel been placed on the best seller’s list? Check response Passive
Have the publishers placed Tom Clancy’s new novel on the best sellers’s list? Check response Active

18. The passenger with the suspicious luggage was being detained at the security gate. Check response Passive
The police were detaining the passenger with the suspicious luggage at the security gate. Check response Active

19. That Boston Terrier had been thoroughly washed before the dog show. Check response Passive
Someone had thoroughly washed that Boston Terrier before the dog show. Check response Active

20.The club will play jazz music until closing time. Check response Active
Jazz music will be played by the club until closing time. Check response Passive

21. The used car dealer gave me only two hundred dollars on the old truck. Check response Active
I was given only two hundred dollars by the used car dealer. Check response Passive

22. New Year’s Eve celebrations are broadcast from Times Square every year. Check response Passive
ABC TV broadcasts New Year’s Eve celebrations from Times Square every year. Check response Active

23. The family never did tell Granddad the entire story. Check response Active
Granddad was never told the entire story. Check response Passive

24. Why was he elected President? Check response Passive
Why did they elect him President? Check response Active

25. What color should I paint this door? Check response Active
What color should this door be painted? Check response Passive

26. How was the movie star’s secret marriage kept from the media? Check response Passive
How did the agent keep the movie star’s secret from the media? Check response Active

27. Whom should we crown “Miss Congeniality”? Check response Active
Who should be crowned “Miss Congeniality?” Check response Passive

28. How many applicants have you interviewed? Check response Active
How many applicants have been interviewed ? Check response Passive

29. What was painted that outrageous shade of pink? Check response Passive
What did you paint that outrageous shade of pink? Check response Active

30. Has each member of the family packed suitcases for the long trip? Check response Active
Have suitcases been packed by each member of the family? Check response Passive

31. Was this exercise completed in a thoughtful and complete manner? Check response Passive
Did you complete this exercise in a thoughtful and complete manner? Check response Active

32. She will happily pay the late fee. Check response Active
The late fee will happily be paid. Check response Passive

33. He forgot the fact that today is his birthday. Check response Active
The fact that today is his birthday was forgotten. Check response Passive

34.The burglars were observed conducting surveillance on the bank. Check response Passive
Police observed the burglars conducting surveillance on the bank. Check response Active

35. What does Jethro eat for breakfast? Check response Active
What is eaten by Jethro for breakfast? Check response Passive

36. Lake Tahoe is visited by thousands of skiers during the winter. Check response Passive
Thousands of skiers visit Lake Tahoe during the winter. Check response Active

37. Professor Plum used the rope in the study. Check response Active
The rope was used by Professor Plum in the study. Check response Passive

38. Whose notes have you been borrowing? Check response Active
Whose notes have been being borrowed? Check response Passive

39. Who had set the laboratory mice free? Check response Active
By whom were the lab mice set free? Check response Passive

40. What did Fred send to Mary? Check response Active
What was sent to Mary by Fred? Check response Passive

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