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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Active and Passive Voice

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Study Island? xD

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Verbs are also said to be either active (The executive committee approved the new policy) or passive (The new policy was approved by the executive committee) in voice. In the active voice, the subject and verb relationship is straightforward: the subject is a be-er or a do-er and the verb moves the sentence along. In the passive voice, the subject of the sentence is neither a do-er or a be-er, but is acted upon by some other agent or by something unnamed (The new policy was approved). Computerized grammar checkers can pick out a passive voice construction from miles away and ask you to revise it to a more active construction. There is nothing inherently wrong with the passive voice, but if you can say the same thing in the active mode, do so (see exceptions below). Your text will have more pizzazz as a result, since passive verb constructions tend to lie about in their pajamas and avoid actual work.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah lol

OpenStudy (anonymous):

usually i have it but i need help right now

OpenStudy (conqueror):

Any ideas ?

OpenStudy (conqueror):

I once had to do study island for someone on OS saying I would get payed like 50 bucks, but I got scammed and had to do like his whole course. ;-;

OpenStudy (conqueror):

You there ? @Starr_DynastyT

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Oh, that sucks! @Conqueror

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