Grade 6

E. Identify whether the following sentences are active or passive.

1. The children had been dragged out of their beds. _______________________________________________________________________________
2. The book was written by a very famous children’s author. _______________________________________________________________________________
3. The students were being given a surprise test. _______________________________________________________________________________
4. The money will have been paid by her now. _______________________________________________________________________________
5. The little boy in the class speaks loudly. _______________________________________________________________________________

F. Underline the adverbial phrase. On the line, write the question it answers.

1. We expect our grandparents to arrive in about an hour. _______________________________________________________________________________
2. The weatherman says it will rain all day. _______________________________________________________________________________
3. Your brother plays soccer better than my brother does. _______________________________________________________________________________
4. My cousin watches television almost as much as you do. _______________________________________________________________________________
5. Gerard and Donna will walk on the footpath. _______________________________________________________________________________
6. The frog jumps through the tall grass. _______________________________________________________________________________
7. Mum combs my hair more gently than Dad does. _______________________________________________________________________________
8. He found his lucky coin in the morning. _______________________________________________________________________________
9. Patrick and Anthony were reading their books in the car. _______________________________________________________________________________
10. We raced our toy cars on the playground. _______________________________________________________________________________

G. Underline the adjective phrase in the following sentences.

1. The man covered with sweat trudged his way home.
2. The big bug under the blanket is coming toward me.
3. The final exams were unbelievably difficult.
4. Everyone was extremely delighted when the winner was announced.
5. This pie is very delicious and extremely expensive.
6. The new outfit was very pricey but really beautiful.
7. Mom said the cost of a car is way too high.
8. Students upset about the rising cost of tuition staged a rally.
9. That complex has quite small but cheap apartments.
10. Faster than a speeding bullet, Superman saved the day.