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 * Active and Passive Voice: Worksheet 1**

Name ………………………………… Period ………… Date: ……………….

Mini review: • Complete Subject: Who are what the sentence is about, including all modifiers. • Complete Predicate: Tells more about the subject (the remainder of the sentence after identifying the complete subject.) • Active Voice: Sentence construction in which the subject is doing the action. • Passive Voice: Sentence construction in which the subject is being acted upon.

Directions: 1. Underline the complete subject once. 2. Underline the complete predicate twice. 3. Circle the simple subject. 4. In the space immediately before the sentence, write A if it is active or P if it is passive.

Example: In the example, the complete subject is underline, the complete predicate is italicized, and the simple subject is bolded. __The tiny furry **kitten**__ //chased the ball down the hallway.// __Two masked **men** with guns__ //were chased by the police.//

Exercises:

_____ 1. Last July my brother and I toured New Mexico.

_____ 2. We spent most of our time in Albuquerque.

_____ 3. Albuquerque was established by the Spanish in 1706.

_____ 4. The original site, Old Town Plaza, impressed us.

_____ 5. We found an older world.

_____ 6. The central square was shaded by leafy trees.

_____ 7. Thick-walled adobe buildings lined the streets.

_____ 8. Some of the walls were decorated with glazed tiles.

_____ 9. Brilliant colors were reflected by the sunlight.

_____ 10. Soft guitar music filled the air.

_____ 11. We were tantalized by the odors of good food.

_____ 12. Shops and restaurants beckoned us.

_____ 13. Pottery and paintings were displayed in shop windows.

_____ 14. Gleaming Indian jewelry was marketed by artisans.

_____ 15. Old books were sold in quaint shops windows.

_____ 16. We heard Spanish and Indian languages.

_____ 17. In the distance we saw the Scandia Mountains.

_____ 18. Albuquerque is greatly enjoyed by tourists.

_____ 19. Bert constructed the puzzle

_____ 20. The movie was made by the film class.

_____ 21. The story was written by Daphne du Maurier.

_____ 22. Paula studied fulcrums in physics.

_____ 23. Her cousin attends De Paul University.

_____ 24. The mystery was solved by Sherlock Holmes.

_____ 25. Our class visited the United Nations.

_____ 26. Some of today's drive-in movie theaters have been changed by new technology.

_____ 27. In the earliest drive-ins the sound was transmitted by loudspeakers above the screen.

_____ 28. Those speakers were replaced by smaller window receivers.

_____ 29. Now, "radio sound" replaces the window receivers.

_____ 30. The sound is greatly improved by the new system.

_____ 31. Theater owners expect drive-in audiences to grow.

_____ 32. One other big advantage is offered by the radio system: channels with two languages.

_____ 33. An audience in Los Angeles can choose an English or Spanish sound track.

_____ 34. Drive-in owners see a great future for bilingual sound.

_____ 35. Stephanie and Ron were cooking dinner.

_____ 36. Dinner will be ready by five o'clock.

_____ 37. The mushrooms were separated by Ron.

_____ 38. The table was set by Stephanie.

_____ 39. The meal was enjoyed by everyone.

_____ 40. Alex sat beside Joanne and Iris.

_____ 41. Dessert was served in the living room.

_____ 42. Nobody was watching television.

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