1. Review Game

2. Is the statement written in Active or Passive Voice? The boy killed the spider. This house was built by my grandfather. The boy was bitten by a snake. The loud noise frightened the cows. His command was promptly obeyed. All the milk was drunk by the cat. A snowball struck me on the head. I have just mailed the letter. The bunny was fed pellets and fresh water every day. The trophy was given to the 8 th grade class.

3. Change the sentence from Passive to Active Voice With five seconds left in the game, an illegal time-out was called by one of the players. Later in the day, the employees were informed of their loss of benefits by the boss herself. The major points of the lesson were quickly learned by the class, but they were also quickly forgotten by them.

4. Change the sentence from Passive to Active Voice For several years, Chauncey was raised by his elderly grandmother. "The Yellow Wallpaper" was written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Participants in the survey were asked about their changes in political affiliation. Tall buildings and mountain roads were avoided by Ralph because he had such a fear of heights.

5. Change the sentence from Active to Passive Voice An unexpected tornado smashed several homes in a suburb of Knoxville. Liz played the piano. Julie and Mike reluctantly answered the question. The dolphins have learned many tricks. The firemen extinguished the flames. P.J. finally cleaned his car. The teacher asked the Principal if the class could have a pet.

6. Which sentence has an inappropriate shift in voice? Toby considered his mother crazy, which was not appreciated by her. Toby considered his mother crazy, which she did not appreciate. Toby’s mother was considered crazy, which was not appreciated by her.

7. Which sentence has an inappropriate shift in voice? When the principal presented the award to Zoe, she felt lucky. The award was presented to lucky Zoe by the principal. When the award was presented to Zoe by the principal, she felt lucky.

8. Which sentence has an inappropriate shift in voice? The letter was written by Marilyn to her Congressman immediately after the news was announced. After the news was announced, Marilyn immediately wrote a letter to her Congressman. After they announced the news, Marilyn immediately wrote a letter to her Congressman.

9. Which sentence has an inappropriate shift in voice? After reindeer hoof prints were seen on the roof, Eliza believed in Santa again. After she saw the reindeer hoof prints on the roof, Eliza believed in Santa again. After reindeer hoof prints were seen on the roof, Santa was once again believed in by Eliza.

10. Which sentence has an inappropriate shift in voice? Every ornament was hung, all the presents were piled around the tree, then the star was placed on top of the tree and we anticipated Christmas morning. Every ornament was hung, all the presents were piled around the tree, then the star was placed on top of the tree and we were prepared for Christmas morning. We hung every ornament and piled presents around the tree, then we placed the star on top of the tree and anticipated Christmas morning.