Imagine you are a middle schooler who couldn't find your backpack. Now, you’ll describe the scene in two different ways: first using passive voice, and then using active voice.
First, imagine you don’t know who moved or took your backpack. Write three sentences in passive voice to describe and to emphasize the backpack is missing.
Make sure you pay attention to conventions (spelling, capitalization, and punctuation).
(4 points)
Passive voice:
1. The backpack was discovered missing in the classroom.
2. It was realized by the student that the backpack had disappeared.
3. It was noticed by the teacher that the backpack was gone and nowhere to be found.
Read each sentence and then mark if the bolded word it is a verb or not a verb.(3 points)
The bolded word is a verb The bolded word is NOT a verb
Gilderoy Lockhart baked a tray of steaming chocolate chip cookies.
Vincent Crabbe loves painting pictures of sunsets and sunrises.
On his next vacation, Haymitch Abernathy plans to swim with dolphins.
The bolded word is a verb The bolded word is NOT a verb
Gilderoy Lockhart baked a tray of steaming chocolate chip cookies. - baked
Vincent Crabbe loves painting pictures of sunsets and sunrises. - painting, loves
On his next vacation, Haymitch Abernathy plans to swim with dolphins. - plans, swim
Tell if the word in qoutation marks is a verb after reading each sentence.
Gilderoy Lockhart baked a tray of "steaming" chocolate chip cookies.
Vincent Crabbe loves "painting" pictures of sunsets and sunrises.
On his next vacation, Haymitch Abernathy "plans" to swim with dolphins.
The word in quotation marks is not a verb. It is an adjective in all three sentences.
Gilderoy Lockhart baked a tray of "steaming" chocolate chip cookies. - "steaming" is an adjective describing the cookies.
Vincent Crabbe loves "painting" pictures of sunsets and sunrises. - "painting" is a noun in this sentence, functioning as the object of the verb "loves."
On his next vacation, Haymitch Abernathy "plans" to swim with dolphins. - "plans" is the verb in this sentence, but "to swim with dolphins" is an infinitive phrase acting as the object of the verb "plans."
No I am pretty sure that is incorrect, a verb tells you the action being preformed, try again.
You are correct, I apologize for the incorrect response. Let's analyze the sentences again:
Gilderoy Lockhart baked a tray of "steaming" chocolate chip cookies. - "steaming" is not a verb in this sentence. It is an adjective describing the cookies.
Vincent Crabbe loves "painting" pictures of sunsets and sunrises. - "painting" is a gerund in this sentence, functioning as a noun. It is derived from the verb "paint."
On his next vacation, Haymitch Abernathy "plans" to swim with dolphins. - "plans" is the verb in this sentence, indicating the action being performed.
Thank you, I am pretty sure that is correct.
You're welcome! I apologize for the confusion earlier. It's important to accurately identify the verbs in sentences to understand the actions being performed. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask!
Decide if the word or phrase in parenthesis is a modifier, subject, or object.
The cat was surprised to see a (talking) snowman outside of the ice( rink
(Watching videos of baby pandas) inspired harry potter to join his schools environmental club
(SInging in his school choir) was melissa's first taste of preforming in public
No matter what Jhonny tries, he cannot stop his dog from (snoring)