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    The document provides guidance on word usage when writing, specifically noting words to avoid such as first-person pronouns and verbs that create passive voice. It recommends keeping helping verbs like "is", "are", "was", and "were" to a minimum and preferring an active voice, as demonstrated with the example of preferring "The teacher praised the student" over "The student was praised by the teacher." Titles are also addressed, with short story and article titles in quotation marks and other titles like books/movies in italics.

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    Describing how to write papers and to avoid passive voice.

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    The document provides guidance on word usage when writing, specifically noting words to avoid such as first-person pronouns and verbs that create passive voice. It recommends keeping helping verbs like "is", "are", "was", and "were" to a minimum and preferring an active voice, as demonstrated with the example of preferring "The teacher praised the student" over "The student was praised by the teacher." Titles are also addressed, with short story and article titles in quotation marks and other titles like books/movies in italics.

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    Words Not To Use:: by The Teacher

    Uploaded by

    Rob
    The document provides guidance on word usage when writing, specifically noting words to avoid such as first-person pronouns and verbs that create passive voice. It recommends keeping helping verbs like "is", "are", "was", and "were" to a minimum and preferring an active voice, as demonstrated with the example of preferring "The teacher praised the student" over "The student was praised by the teacher." Titles are also addressed, with short story and article titles in quotation marks and other titles like books/movies in italics.

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    Words Not to Use:

    I, me, my, we, our, us, mine


    you, youre, your
    Words to Keep to a Minimum:
    is, are, am, was, were
    have, has, had
    These verbs are helping verbs. They are used to create passive voice.
    Ex. The student was praised by the teacher. Passive (Avoid)
    The teacher praised the student.

    Active **

    When referring to the title of a short story or of a critical article, put the title
    in quotation marks, A Rose for Emily
    Play titles and titles of books or movies are in italics Tartuffe
    wc

    word choice

    pv

    passive voice

    dq

    dropped quote

    sp.

    spelling

    g/m

    grammar/mechanics

    missing word or words


    example: This makes Emily angry. (wrong)
    This remark makes Emily angry. (correct)

    cs

    comma splice
    I like pizza, my favorite kind is pepperoni. (wrong)

    I like pizza. My favorite kind is pepperoni. (correct)


    I like pizza, and my favorite kind is pepperoni.

    (correct)

    I like pizza; my favorite kind is pepperoni. (correct)

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