Grammar+and+Writing+Focus+Week+One+Activity

Shifts in Tense
Identify if each sentence is correct or if it has an incorrect shift in tense.

1. The family down the street is building a new extension on the house, because they will need room for their new set of quadruplets.

2. Juan used to have friends that participate in vicious freestyle competitions.

3. Juan has 100 pairs of jeans that he didn't even need.

4. Juan wished that he had Kyle's hair, a style which would make him much cooler.

5. Kyle had intense freestyle skills that will beat Juan's lame rhymes.

Shifts in Mood
Identify the following as: a) indicative mood b) imperative mood c) sunjunctive mood

1. Kyle, get your haircut after school. a) Indicative mood b) Imperative mood c) Subjunctive mood

2. If I wanted to get a haircut, I would have gone already. a) Indicative mood b) Imperative mood c) Subjunctive mood

3. Kyle, you need a haircut. a) Indicative mood b) Imperative mood c) Subjunctive mood

4. Put the weapon down before someone gets hurt. a) Indicative mood b) Imperative mood c) Subjunctive mood

5. If I wanted to get an A on the next test, I would have tried. a) Indicative mood b) Imperative mood c) Subjunctive mood

Shifts in Voice
Identify the following as: a) active voice b) passive voice

Juan kicked Kyle a) active voice b) passive voice

Kyle was assaulted by Juan a) active voice b) passive voice

The gangsters had vandalized the school a) active voice b) passive voice

The police shot the suspected gang member to death a) active voice b) passive voice

Juan threw pieces of paper into Kyle's long hair a) active voice b) passive voice