8 th grade language arts

 verbs-active-passive-conditional-and- subjunctive-mood-to-achieve-particular- effects-common-core-standards-8-l-3-8-l-3-a verbs-active-passive-conditional-and- subjunctive-mood-to-achieve-particular- effects-common-core-standards-8-l-3-8-l-3-a

 The subject of the sentence performs the action (subject will come before verb)  Remember subject is who or what the sentence is about and the verb is the action taking place!  Preferable voice to use in writing

 The man ate five hamburgers.  Mary mailed the letter.  Colorful parrots live in the rain forest.

 The subject receives the action of the verb  You can recognize passive-voice expressions because the verb phrase will always include a form of be, such as am, is, was, were, are, or been. HOWEVER the presence of a be-verb, however, does not necessarily mean that the sentence is in passive voice.  Avoid using this voice when writing

 An ‘A’ was given to Mike.  The letter was mailed by Mary.  Five hamburgers must have been eaten by the man.

 Harry ate six shrimp at dinner.  active  At dinner, six shrimp were eaten by Harry.  passive  Beautiful giraffes roam the savannah.  active  The savannah is roamed by beautiful giraffes.  passive  Sue changed the flat tire.  active  The flat tire was changed by Sue.  passive  We are going to watch a movie tonight.  active