ACMB01H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Justin Trudeau, Confederation Bridge, Rhetorical Modes
26 Apr 2018
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Housekeeping: journal entry #4 due february 8th by 5pm, office hours (cid:385) thursdays 6-7pm, hw508, precis due (cid:385) february 2, 2108, 11:59pm, coming up (cid:385) argument essay (cid:385) (cid:385) due february 16th, 2018, 11:59pm. The active voice is usually more direct and vigorous than the passive the habitual use of the active voice makes for forcible writing. This is true not only in narrative principally concerned with action, but in writing of any kind. (cid:385) william strunk and e. b. Active voice (cid:385) enhancing factor (cid:385) passive voice (cid:385) interfering factor. Mastering the active voice encourages style and clear communication. Compare (cid:385) the ball was thrown by alyssa. (passive) (cid:385)alyssa threw the ball. (active) Simple sentence in active voice has two patterns. Subject + verb (cid:385) the sign fell. Subject + verb + object (cid:385) the student wrote the essay. Structure and word order of a passive sentence. Direct object + to be verb form+ participle form of verb +optional preposition.
