G.U.M. Unit 2 8th Grade

What is active voice?

• Active voice is a type of sentence or clause in which the verb is in the past tense.

• Active voice is a type of sentence or clause in which the subject receives the action expressed by the verb.

• Active voice is a type of sentence or clause in which the subject and object are the same.

• Active voice is a type of sentence or clause in which the subject performs or causes the action expressed by the verb.

What is passive voice?

• Passive voice is a grammatical construction where the subject of a sentence is the receiver of the action, rather than the doer.

• Passive voice is a grammatical construction where the subject of a sentence is the doer of the action, rather than the receiver.

• Passive voice is a grammatical construction where the subject of a sentence is both the doer and the receiver of the action.

• Passive voice is a grammatical construction where the subject of a sentence is not involved in the action.

What is a restrictive clause?

• A restrictive clause is a type of dependent clause that is essential to the meaning of the sentence.

• A restrictive clause is a type of verb that indicates an action in the sentence.

• A restrictive clause is a type of independent clause that adds extra information to the sentence.

• A restrictive clause is a type of punctuation mark used to separate independent clauses.

What is a non-restrictive clause?

• A non-restrictive clause is a type of clause that is always placed at the beginning of a sentence.

• A non-restrictive clause is a type of clause that provides additional information about a noun or pronoun in a sentence, but is not essential to the meaning of the sentence.

• A non-restrictive clause is a type of clause that limits the meaning of a sentence.

• A non-restrictive clause is a type of clause that is necessary for the meaning of a sentence.

What is a fragment?

• A fragment is a small piece or a part of something larger.

• A fragment is a term used in grammar to describe an incomplete sentence.

• A fragment is a type of rock formation.

• A fragment is a complete and whole entity.

Give an example of a sentence in active voice.

• An apple was eaten by John.

• John ate an apple.

• The apple was eaten by John.

• John was eating an apple.

Give an example of a sentence in passive voice.

• The cat chased the mouse.

• The mouse chased the cat.

• The mouse was chased by the cat.

• The cat and the mouse were friends.

Identify the restrictive clause in the following sentence: 'The book that I borrowed from the library is due tomorrow.'

• The book

• from the library

• is due tomorrow

• that I borrowed from the library

Identify the non-restrictive clause in the following sentence: 'My sister, who is a doctor, lives in New York.'

• lives in New York

• who is a doctor

• My sister

• a doctor

Which of the following is a fragment? A) Running in the park. B) I went to the store. C) The cat sat on the mat.

• A

• D

• C

• B