2. The dog was chewing the shoe.

3. Circle the subject in this sentence.

4. The dog was chewing the shoe. That ’s right: the dog is the subject in this sentence.

5. The dog was chewing the shoe. Now, find the verb and put a box around it.

6. The dog was chewing the shoe. Have you drawn the box in the right place? Why is the box around both was and chewing? Both words are verbs. This is called a verb group.

7. The dog was actively chewing the shoe ! So this is an sentence. How could we change this sentence around?

8. The shoe was being chewed by the dog. How have we changed this sentence around?

9. Now circle the subject in this sentence. The shoe was being chewed by the dog.

10. The shoe is now the subject of this sentence. The shoe was being chewed by the dog.

11. Where is the verb in this sentence? Draw a rectangle around the verb. The shoe was being chewed by the dog.

12. Did you get it right? What is happening to the shoe?

13. This is a sentence. The subject - the shoe - is not doing anything; it is passively having something done to it. It is being chewed! The shoe was being chewed by the dog.

14. Is this sentence active or passive? Sarah was drawing a picture.

16. That ’ s right! This sentence is active. Sarah is actively drawing the picture.

17. The window was broken by Kelly. Is this sentence active or passive?

19. The window was broken by Kelly. Well done! This sentence is passive. The subject of the sentence is the window. The window had something done to it: Kelly broke it!

20. Decide if these sentences are active or passive. Write A for Active or P for Passive after each sentence. 1. The Titanic was built between 1909 and 1911. Active or Passive? 3. It left Southampton on April 10, 1912. 4. It collided with an iceberg on April 15, 1912. 2. The Titanic’s engines were powered by steam. 5. Over 1500 people died because of the sinking.