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    LECTURE 2 NOTES ACTIVE VOICE / VERBS Passive Voice - avoid wherever possible (by ---) BE verbs - replace with active verbs o Linking verbs = e.g. He is a man. O Before present participles = He is flying. O Balance pairs - verbs are same tense and form o Correlative conjunctions (either. Or; not only. But also) Comparison with "than" or

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    LECTURE 2 NOTES ACTIVE VOICE / VERBS Passive Voice - avoid wherever possible (by ---) BE verbs - replace with active verbs o Linking verbs = e.g. He is a man. O Before present participles = He is flying. O Balance pairs - verbs are same tense and form o Correlative conjunctions (either. Or; not only. But also) Comparison with "than" or

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    LECTURE 2 NOTES ACTIVE VOICE / VERBS Passive Voice - avoid wherever possible (by ---) BE verbs - replace with active verbs o Linking verbs = e.g. He is a man. O Before present participles = He is flying. O Balance pairs - verbs are same tense and form o Correlative conjunctions (either. Or; not only. But also) Comparison with "than" or

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    LECTURE 2 NOTES

    9/14/2012 7:59:00 AM

    ACTIVE VOICE/VERBS Passive Voice avoid wherever possible (by ---) BE verbs replace with active verbs o Linking verbs = e.g. He is a man. o Before present participles = e.g. He is flying. Subject should name the actor PARALLELISM Series verbs are same tense and form Balance pairs coordinating conjunctions (and, but, or) o Correlative conjunctions (either or; not only but also) Comparison with than or as Repeating functions (necessary words)

    UNTANGLE GRAMMATICAL STRUCTURE Starts with prepositional phrase o Write to get rid of preposition Straighten out logical connections o Make sure the subject can do the verb Is when; is where; the reason is because

    9/14/2012 7:59:00 AM

    9/14/2012 7:59:00 AM

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