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Re: Active versus passive (WAS Displays versus Appears-Which One? )
Subject:Re: Active versus passive (WAS Displays versus Appears-Which One? ) From:"Tracy Boyington" <tracy_boyington -at- okcareertech -dot- org> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 19 Dec 2000 09:25:31 -0600
Then our teachers aren't even aware of what passive voice is, since I was given (heh heh) those examples in college.
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Tracy Boyington tracy_boyington -at- okcareertech -dot- org
Oklahoma Department of Career & Technology Education
Stillwater, OK http://www.okvotech.org/cimc
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>>> "Jane S." <judydh -at- total -dot- net> 12/19/00 08:52AM >>>
Those are not examples of passive voice, even though they are examples of
passivity.
What is an example of passive voice in the passage below is:
needs to be unnamed
Any 'to be' verb tense with a past tense verb is an example of passive
voice. It is also tough to eliminate, even ambiguous as to why you really
want to when it is so common in plain speech.
Correct me if I'm wrong
Jane S.
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From: "Tracy Boyington" <tracy_boyington -at- okcareertech -dot- org>
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Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2000 9:28 AM
Subject: RE: Active versus passive (WAS Displays versus Appears-Which One? )
Mike didn't say passive voice *can't* identify the actor, just that it
should be used when you don't *want* to identify the actor. It is often the
best solution when the actor is unknown (The bank was robbed today),
unimportant (This house was built in 1900), or needs to be unnamed (We've
been informed you're drinking on the job).
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