* Vebs * Active and Passive Voice

· word that indicates a ·

Voice : form a herb takes that indicates
Ph sical action whether
The subject
performs or relieves the ac tion
·
Types Verbs :

1) Active : Show the is

1) Regular verbs subject of the sentence

2)
performing or
causing the action
Irregular
.

verbs Ex :
Beyonce sans a high note
3 Verbs Tense
2) Pasive The subject
1
:

Simple is the recipient of the ac tion .

a) Past Ex The high by Beyonce

:
tense :
adding "d" or "ed" notes was sans
b) Present tense : add "s" ·
Why does it matter ?
or "es"
future tense : will "or "shall'
use
auxialiary verbs" >
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Active voice is wo re direct and concise
+ base verb
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2) Perfect tense >

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Passive voice is
wordier
a)
helping verbs :
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has have · When to

b) ,
will and shall use voice ?
past ,
, passive
participle verb
3) (main verb) trying
Progressive
↳
to hide the subject of the sentence
tense
a) ↳ to
minimize the
ends in
"ing"
guilt of the subject
↳
emphasizes the
* Verbals main
point
of the massage
·
Form Passive voice
Lerbs
>
disguiesed
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as nowns ,
adjectives ,
and >
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"double verbs" : 'tobe) and past participle ("enled

aduerbs .

-Forms of "to
/ +
"form)
be" : am is are
of
, we re , wa s be , being been
Types
,
verbals
· ,
,

* Indirect
,

' Gerondi
end in and Direct Quotations
-ing used as a nown

2
Participle : end in-ed Direct
3)
or
-ingused as an adjective
a : quote states the exact words
spoked by a person
Infinitive :
verb introduced ·
Indirect :
by the word "to" quote
just tells what the speaker said it
* Double negatives
quote them .
, doesn't

Quotes
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use II
words that quotation m a ks
-
produce opposite meaning
> using 2
negative
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words i n one
phrase , creat positive meaning
·
Why not use Double negatives :
confuse readers and
listeners
2
might say
3) An
something un intended
easier
way to express it
.
·
Negative Prefixes
Ex :
dishonest , unfair

* Subjunctive Mood
>
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isall about how the
verb appears in a sentence
Creats a m o re formal
.

>
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sentence

Indicative Mood
·

Imperative Mood
·

Subjunative
·

Mood
1) conditions
that aren't true
a)
were' instead of wal

2) Commands Request, wishes

,

a) not
use to be
3) Past
Subjuntive mood
a) 'were'
no wa s

b) use to be
c past verb thad
describes state ,
condition or habit

* Subject Verb
Agreement
-
verbs must
agree with subjects in num .
and i n .
person
1)
Prepositional Phrases :

al pay n o
wind to the
PP tha comes after the
subject
2)
Linking Verbs :

as verb
should
always agree with subject
* Tag Questions
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is a short
question (Ex Have u? I haven't
.

v )
!

positive
+ negative?
/negative + positive:
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