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GRAMMAR EXERCISE Year 5 and 6 children learn about the active and passive voice as part of their work on English grammar. They will be shown how to use it in their writing as a way of varying sentence structure. When the subject of a sentence isn’t doing something the verb is passive. The rabbit was being chased by the fox-PASSIVE The fox was chasing the rabbit- ACTIVE You can visit the BBC Bitesize website for a short video tutorial https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zwwp8mn/articles/zsx2b82 Is the sentence passive or active? Prospero cast a magic spell. PASSIVE ACTIVE A magic spell was cast. PASSIVE ACTIVE The library shook with wonder. PASSIVE ACTIVE Magic sparks flew across the library. PASSIVE ACTIVE A magic spell was cast by Prospero. PASSIVE ACTIVE Magic took place. PASSIVE ACTIVE Prospero made a potion. PASSIVE ACTIVE The potion bubbled. PASSIVE ACTIVE The book was opened by Prospero. PASSIVE ACTIVE

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  • GRAMMAR EXERCISE

    Year 5 and 6 children learn about the active and passive voice as part of their work on English grammar. They will be shown how to use it in their writing as a way of varying sentence structure. When the subject of a sentence isn’t doing something the verb is passive.

    The rabbit was being chased by the fox-PASSIVEThe fox was chasing the rabbit- ACTIVE

    You can visit the BBC Bitesize website for a short video tutorial https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zwwp8mn/articles/zsx2b82

    Is the sentence passive or active? Prospero cast a magic spell. PASSIVE ACTIVE

    A magic spell was cast. PASSIVE ACTIVE

    The library shook with wonder. PASSIVE ACTIVE

    Magic sparks flew across the library. PASSIVE ACTIVE

    A magic spell was cast by Prospero. PASSIVE ACTIVE

    Magic took place. PASSIVE ACTIVE

    Prospero made a potion. PASSIVE ACTIVE

    The potion bubbled. PASSIVE ACTIVE

    The book was opened by Prospero. PASSIVE ACTIVE

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