GRAMMAR UNIT 2 REVIEW
Passive/Active Voice
Verbals and Their Function
Verb Moods and Misplaced Modifiers
APRIL 9, 2013
I can identify whether a sentence is an active
voice or passive voice by noticing where the
action is in the sentence.
 I can identify verbals in a sentence by
determining their function in a sentence.
 I can identify the mood tense of a sentence and
write my own examples.
 I can identify misplaced modifiers and correct the
sentence so that the proper noun is modified.
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BELLRINGER– PRE-ASSESSMENT
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What is the interrogative mood of a sentence?
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Write an example of interrogative mood.
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What is the conditional mood of a sentence?
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Write an example of the conditional mood of a
sentence.
INTERROGATIVE MOOD
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Interrogative mood occurs when one is asking a
question.
Examples:
Do you like to watch TV?
How long have you been driving?
Did you watch the game last night?
How was your Spring Break?
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It is often consolidated with indicative mood.
CONDITIONAL MOOD
We use the conditional when we’re talking about something
that hasn’t happened, or that can happen only if some
condition is met.
 For example:
You should study harder [if you want to pass the exam].
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I could call my friend [if I want to learn something from him].
If we want to get home by 6:00, we should leave at 2:00.
We could have gone to the movies [if we’d planned our day
better].
If you had applied in time, you would have got the job.
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Note that we don’t have to include the “if” clause. It’s often
understood. When you teacher says you should study harder,
he doesn’t have to spell out the reasons!
PASSIVE/ACTIVE VOICE REVIEW
 In
active voice the subject does the action.
 In
passive voice the subject is acted upon.
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http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbsvoice_quiz.htm
VERBALS REVIEW
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Participles can be either past or present. They are
verbals that function as an adjective.
Past participles end in –ed or the irregular verb form
-en.
Present Participles end in –ing.
Gerunds are verbals that function as a noun in a
sentence. They end in –ing. They can be the subject,
predicate nominative, direct object, or the object
of the preposition in a sentence.
Infinitives are verbals that function as either a
noun, adjective, or adverb. They usually begin
with the helping verb to.
VERBALS REVIEW
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http://www.cliffsnotes.com/study_guide/QuizVerbals-Gerunds-Infinitives-andParticiples.topicArticleId-251279,articleId251226.html
VERB MOOD
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Types of verb moods:
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Examples of each type of sentence
VERB MOOD ANSWER
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Indicative– (facts) The Louisville Cardinals won the
NCAA championship game.
Imperative– (Commands) Sit in your seat.
Interrogative– (Questions) Did you watch the game
last night?
Conditional– (Cause and Effect) If you study for this
test, then you will do well.
Subjunctive– (Hypothetical, non-reality) I wish you’d
study for your test.
MISPLACED MODIFIERS
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order for a sentence to
make sense, the modifiers
must be placed as close as
possible to the noun it
modifies.
MISPLACED MODIFIERS
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http://uwf.edu/writelab/test/dangling_and_mispla
ced_modifiers_practice_test.htm
ALSO KNOW…..
Direct Object– noun, pronoun, or word group
that tells who or what receives the action of the
verb.
 Predicate Nominative– word or word group
that is in the predicate and the identifies the
subject or refers to it.
 Adverb—word that modifies a verb, an adjective,
or another adverb.
 Subject—tells whom or what the sentence is
about.
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ALSO KNOW…..
Noun– word or word group that is used to name
a person, a place, a thing, or an idea.
 Adjective– word used to modify a noun or a
pronoun.
 Object of the Preposition– word that shows
the relationship of a noun or pronoun, called the
object of the preposition, to another word.
 Prepositional Phrase– all together, the
preposition, the object of the preposition, and any
modifiers of the object are called a prepositional
phrase.
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