MILESTONES LITERACY ACTIVITY 2 - FOCUS ON MOOD AND VOICE

In what mood is the following sentence written?

I insist you come to my party.

• Indicative Mood

• Imperative Mood

• Subjunctive Mood

• Conditional Mood

Which sentence below demonstrates a shift in verb mood?

Hint: look for a sentence that is written in

• Sit down at your desk, and then you will need a pencil on your desk.

• If she has time, she will visit her grandmother.

• Take out the trash and then cut the neighbor's grass.

• My dad requires that Tom take out the trash each day.

Change to ACTIVE VOICE:

The play was seen by friends and family of the performers.

Hint: Make sure the new sentence keeps the same verb tense (past, present or future) as the original passive sentence.

• Friends and family of the performers will see the play.

• Friends and family of the performers saw the play.

• By the performer's friends and family, the play was seen.

• By friends and family of the performers, the play was seen.

_{What sentence should be added to the paragraph to maintain active voice?}

In order to prepare for the upcoming meeting, Molly typed an agenda of items to cover. An email reminded each member to attend, and a survey collected data on specified topics. ____________________________. Molly did her part to prepare for a successful meeting.

• As a final step, the documents were printed.

• The documents were printed in the final step.

• As a final step, she printed the documents.

• The documents were being printed in the final step.

Choose the sentence that is written in active voice.

• Julie answered the question about life on Mars.

• The question about life on Mars was answered by Julie.

• Life on Mars was the question that was answered by Julie.

Identify the sentences written in active voice. You may choose multiple answers.

• The roller coaster spun its passengers upside down several times.

• All day long, the rain pounded on the sidewalks and created deep puddles.

• Moles and Meerkats live underground.

• A five-pound burrito was eaten by a man during an eating contest.

• The police questioned the suspect for five hours before releasing him.

Which sentence does not contain a mistake in verb usage?

• A wise teacher once suggested that my classmates and I take time to anticipate the challenges ahead.

• The classroom monitor demanded that Ethan wears his mask correctly.

• Abigail wishes that she was at Kroger right now.

Fill in the blank with the correct verb form.

You would have passed this semester if you ________your homework.

• have

• had done

• had

• have done

Which verb phrase correctly completes the sentence?

My mother _______ preparing baskets, so she can finish before Easter.

• begin

• has begun

• have begun

• began

Which form of the verb correctly completes the sentence?

I would visit you over the summer, if I ________ allowed to.

• be

• was

• were

• am