Literary Present Tense and Active vs. Passive Voice

What is Active Voice?

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• shows interest in the person or object that experiences an action rather than the person or object that performs the action

• the subject of the sentence is the recipient of the verb's action

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What is Passive Voice?

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• when the subject performs the action denoted by the verb

• neither

• the subject is no longer active, but is, instead, being acted upon by the verb

Which one is in the ACTIVE voice?

• Leonardo Da Vinci painted The Mona Lisa.

• The Mona Lisa was painted by Leonardo Da Vinci.

• Neither

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Which voice is this sentence in?: The dinner is prepared by her.

• Passive

• Active

• Neither

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Choose the examples that portray active voice.

• He is known to her.

• Juice fills the jar.

• She knows him.

• I have planted two trees.

What is Literary Present Tense?

• a tense of verbs, in English and other languages, not involving the use of an auxiliary verb in addition to the main verb

• the use of verbs in the present tense when discussing the language, characters, and events in a work of literature

• talks about those actions that are already done/completed when we are speaking about them

• a tense expressing an action that has happened or a state that previously existed

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

Which one is an example of Literary Present Tense?

• We went on a road trip for New Years.

• Marley and Noah are on the way to the park.

• Last year, I travelled to France.

• The dog went outside last night.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

Which one is an example of Literary Present Tense?

• Marcus went to the café on Tuesday.

• Tyler went to California during Spring Break.

• Zoey loved peanut butter when she was a little girl.

• It has been raining for quite some time now.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.3

Choose which ones are NOT in Literary Present Tense.

• My brother saw a movie yesterday.

• My mother bought a dress for me.

• She enjoys playing the piano.

• Lisa went to the supermarket yesterday.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

Choose which ones are in Literary Present Tense.

• Two boys played with a ball.

• It mixes the sand and the water.

• She understands English.

• A large trunk came around the corner.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1