11th grade - CAE

Front

What is the passive voice?

Back

The passive voice is a grammatical construction where the subject of the sentence is acted upon by the verb. For example, 'The book was read by Mary.'

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Front

What is the difference between 'wrote' and 'written'?

Back

'Wrote' is the simple past tense of 'write', while 'written' is the past participle used in perfect tenses and passive voice.

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CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Front

What is a collocation?

Back

A collocation is a combination of words that are commonly used together, such as 'make a decision' or 'do homework'.

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CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G

Front

What does 'do harm' mean?

Back

'Do harm' means to cause damage or injury to someone or something.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Front

What does 'make friends' mean?

Back

'Make friends' means to form new friendships or establish a friendly relationship with someone.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Front

What is reported speech?

Back

Reported speech is when we tell someone what another person said without quoting their exact words, often changing the tense.

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Front

Identify the error in this sentence: 'James said he will help me.'

Back

The error is in the tense; it should be 'James said he would help me.'

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Front

What is the structure of a passive sentence?

Back

The structure of a passive sentence typically follows: Subject + form of 'to be' + past participle + (by + agent). For example, 'The cake was eaten (by the children).'

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Front

What is the past participle of 'help'?

Back

The past participle of 'help' is 'helped'.

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CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

Front

What is the function of 'been' in the passive voice?

Back

'Been' is used as part of the perfect aspect in passive constructions, indicating that the action has been completed.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A