Active and Passive Voice & Punctuation

Active and Passive Voice & Punctuation

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English

8th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the active voice?

Back

The active voice is a sentence structure where the subject performs the action of the verb. For example, 'The dog chased the cat.'

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the passive voice?

Back

The passive voice is a sentence structure where the subject receives the action of the verb. For example, 'The cat was chased by the dog.'

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Identify a sentence in the active voice: 'The chef cooked a delicious meal.' or 'A delicious meal was cooked by the chef.'

Back

'The chef cooked a delicious meal.' is in the active voice.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a hyphen?

Back

A hyphen is a punctuation mark (-) used to join words or parts of words, such as in compound words.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

When do we use commas?

Back

Commas are used to separate items in a list, before conjunctions in compound sentences, and after introductory phrases.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the purpose of punctuation?

Back

Punctuation helps clarify meaning, indicate pauses, and separate ideas in writing.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Provide an example of a compound word.

Back

'Toothbrush' is an example of a compound word, formed by 'tooth' and 'brush'.

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