Hidden Agents

Students analyze passive voice sentences and decide whether by introduces an agent or with introduces an instrument. After identifying the role, they write “Agent” or “Instrument” on the line. This classification activity strengthens parsing skills and reinforces how prepositions clarify roles in passive constructions.

Curriculum Matched Skills

English Language Arts – Identifying Sentence Roles

English Language Arts – Understanding Passive Voice Structure

English Language Arts – Prepositional Meaning

English Language Arts – Analytical Grammar Skills

This worksheet is part of our by vs. with worksheets collection.