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    important to write in an "Active Voice vs. Passive Voice"? I believe active voice is important because it allows us to write a lower grade level that our intended audiences can understand and relate to. Active voice creates clear action it is less wordy, which is direct to the reader or to the audience. Also, the writer uses a common and present language to connect with the readers so they can better understand the written material. On the other hand, passive voice is indirect and has weak verbs and

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    languages belong two different groups. One of the most difficult problems is passive voice. Take these sentences as example : “ The rice is cook” and “ Cơm chín rồi”. We can see that these two sentences have the same meaning but one in passive form and the other in active form. Thus, It makes learners confused about using passive form properly when translating because sometimes an active sentence in Vietnamese can be a passive sentence in English. As a teacher-to-be of English, a Vietnamese learner

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    machines today I can pursue my lifelong dream of involvement in the new aviation world. An organization with these same dreams that has been making them reality for many years is called [Passive voice ] the Experimental Aircraft Association. The Experimental Aircraft Association was founded [Passive voice ] by Paul Howard Poberenzy in January 1953. In what started out as a group who gathered together to aid and assist amateur aircraft builders quickly became the go to organization for

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    Passive Voice Worksheet

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    Read the Passive Voice reading and complete the worksheet (typed), and BRING A PRINTED COPY INTO CLASS. 1. Provide original example sentences to illustrate the following terms. • Active voice: I made a sandwich. • A passive with agent: My car was stolen by Johnny. • Agentless passive: The iPad was stolen. 2. If your students produce the following sentences, what errors have they made? First, give the correct form, and then explain why the original sentence is incorrect. ***I born in Tehran in

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    Coelho jumps right into the use of passive voice, the first two sentences being: “The boy’s name was Santiago. Dusk was falling as the boy arrived with his herd at an abandoned church” (Coelho 3). Coelho continues on like this for the rest of the page and even the rest of the novel. By using the passive voice immediately, he delves right into setting an alluring tone, also creating the sense that the reader is a recipient

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    Pgd Should Be Banned

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    usage of passive voice. Unfortunately, one of the major issues in paper one was the frequent use of passive voice. Luckily, Professor Lee pointed out and underlined where I used passive voice to express my arguments. For example, I often presented my arguments as “PGD should be allowed”, “PGD is banned”, and “Nations should have prohibited.” My thesis statement in paper one was also presented in passive voice (Artifact 2). The major concern, at the time, is that I was unable to identify passive voice

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    Writing 101, I was able to distinguish the difference between active and passive voice when writing my essays. I develop an understanding of the placement of commas when writing my sentences. As well a s, how to develop a well thought out research paper by using credible sources. Introduction to Writing has given me the basic understanding on how to familiarize myself in writing when it comes to active and passive voice, commas, and writing research papers, with these writing skills to my access

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    Importance of Grammar Essay

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    grammatical structure of passive voice. Then students do some exercises along with teacher’s answer checking. However, it seems the final production step is omitted, resulting in students’ lacking opportunities to apply the knowledge into other contexts. From her instruction, we can see Miss Wong tends to regard her students as receptacles that are required to absorb the items she transmits. What the instruction concerns is whether students can transform sentences from active to passive or vice verse from

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    My Reflective Essay

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    You can find comma splices and passive voice in my Reflection 6 assignment. An example of comma splices and awkward wordings in Reflection 6 is when I say, “God created us for others so that together we can reflect the unity and diversity that's within God, we can take gratification in the

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    Nashabre Payton Favorite Restaurant Thesis Statement: I enjoy eating at Red Lobster because it gives me the opportunity to socialize with friends and family, serves great food, and it’s inexpensive. Topic Sentence #1: I enjoy eating at Red Lobster because it gives me the opportunity to socialize with my friends and family. Topic Sentence #2: I also enjoy eating at Red Lobster because they serve great food. Topic Sentence #3: Finally, I enjoy dining at Red Lobster because it’s inexpensive. Has someone

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