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Sentence Starters - The Passive Voice

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Discuss the active and passive voices with this packet. There are several exercises to complete! First, identify which sentences are active and which are passive. Then, create sentences in the passive voice with the given topic. Finally, use the passages provided to practice writing in the passive. 

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active voice, passive voice

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4th - 8th
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English Language Arts
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