Question
) Underline the subject in the following sentences. The excited girls rehearsed for the singing contest. He photographed the beautiful flowers. Shania painted a detailed watercolour of the view. ) Which sentences are written in the active voice Tick all that apply. I read a very long book last month. __ square We were visited by my cousins last week. __ square __ square Wesley enjoyed reading comics. square
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Zelie
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Answer
(1) The excited girls, He, Shania.(2) I read a very long book last month., We performed a play for our parents., Wesley enjoyed reading comics.
Explanation
(1) The first task asks to identify the subject in each sentence. According to English grammar rules, the subject of a sentence is the person, place, thing, or idea that is doing or being something. Here are the subjects for each sentence: "The excited girls" in the sentence "The excited girls rehearsed for the singing contest.""He" in the sentence "He photographed the beautiful flowers.""Shania" in the sentence "Shania painted a detailed watercolour of the view."(2) To decide if a sentence is written in the active voice, we must identify the sentence's subject and see if it's doing the action. Here, four sentences are provided:In the sentence "I read a very long book last month," the subject is "I," and they have done the action of reading. So this sentence is in the active voice."We were visited by my cousins last week" has "we" as the subject; however, "we" get acted upon by "my cousins," so the sentence is in the passive, not active voice."We performed a play for our parents" with "we" as subject and "we" have performed the play, make this sentence an active voice sentence.In "Wesley enjoyed reading comics," "Wesley" is performing the action of reading, indicating that the sentence is in the active voice.