Writing with active and

passive verbs:
Active verbs: Show me in
writing using details of
who, what where, when,
and why.
Rule:
Verbs have to be written
in present or past tense
with an ed suffix.
Grendel Fought and
fights
Punched and punch (es)
Threw and throw (s)
Ripped and rip (s)
Stabbed and stab (s)
Slapped and slap (s)
Screamed and scream
(s)
split
Example: Subject I
( Grendel) stabbed the
warriors in the back by
throwing them against
the metal spikes.
1.
Write one sentence that
is active below.

Passive Verbs: Tell me by

explaining the action.
Rule: Verbs end in ing
and have a helper verb
to be in front of it.

Grendel was fighting

is punching
am throwing
were ripping
are stabbing
was slapping
Was screaming
Was split
Example: Grendel was
stabbing the warriors in
the back.
1.
Write one sentence that
is passive below.