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Title: active vs passive voice
Post by: fatty fat fat on June 23, 2009, 08:08:05 PM
how do you avoid passive? it's seems impossible but english teachers seem to hate it.
Title: Re: active vs passive voice
Post by: Kat Kid on June 23, 2009, 08:10:47 PM
Quote from: fatty fat fat on June 23, 2009, 08:08:05 PM
how do you avoid passive? it's seems impossible but english teachers seem to hate it.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_actpass.html (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_actpass.html)
Title: Re: active vs passive voice
Post by: Rick Daris on June 23, 2009, 08:18:25 PM
yeah, passive was always just more natural.
Title: Re: active vs passive voice
Post by: fatty fat fat on June 23, 2009, 08:25:48 PM
Quote from: Kat Kid on June 23, 2009, 08:10:47 PM
Quote from: fatty fat fat on June 23, 2009, 08:08:05 PM
how do you avoid passive? it's seems impossible but english teachers seem to hate it.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_actpass.html (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_actpass.html)

can you help?

As you are aware, my proposal to research the feasibility of EMAW was approved on June 18, 2009.


was approved makes it passive right?   :frown:
Title: Re: active vs passive voice
Post by: Kat Kid on June 23, 2009, 08:43:57 PM
Quote from: fatty fat fat on June 23, 2009, 08:25:48 PM
Quote from: Kat Kid on June 23, 2009, 08:10:47 PM
Quote from: fatty fat fat on June 23, 2009, 08:08:05 PM
how do you avoid passive? it's seems impossible but english teachers seem to hate it.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_actpass.html (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_actpass.html)

can you help?

As you are aware, my proposal to research the feasibility of EMAW was approved on June 18, 2009.


was approved makes it passive right?   :frown:

As you are aware, my proposal was approved on June 18, 2009 to research the feasibility of EMAW.
Title: Re: active vs passive voice
Post by: AzCat on June 23, 2009, 08:52:24 PM
Quote from: Kat Kid on June 23, 2009, 08:43:57 PM
Quote from: fatty fat fat on June 23, 2009, 08:25:48 PM
Quote from: Kat Kid on June 23, 2009, 08:10:47 PM
Quote from: fatty fat fat on June 23, 2009, 08:08:05 PM
how do you avoid passive? it's seems impossible but english teachers seem to hate it.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_actpass.html (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_actpass.html)

can you help?

As you are aware, my proposal to research the feasibility of EMAW was approved on June 18, 2009.


was approved makes it passive right?   :frown:

As you are aware, my proposal was approved on June 18, 2009 to research the feasibility of EMAW.

As you are aware, _______ approved my proposal to research the feasibility of EMAW on June 18, 2009. 
Title: Re: active vs passive voice
Post by: Kat Kid on June 23, 2009, 09:34:32 PM
Quote from: AzCat on June 23, 2009, 08:52:24 PM
Quote from: Kat Kid on June 23, 2009, 08:43:57 PM
Quote from: fatty fat fat on June 23, 2009, 08:25:48 PM
Quote from: Kat Kid on June 23, 2009, 08:10:47 PM
Quote from: fatty fat fat on June 23, 2009, 08:08:05 PM
how do you avoid passive? it's seems impossible but english teachers seem to hate it.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_actpass.html (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_actpass.html)

can you help?

As you are aware, my proposal to research the feasibility of EMAW was approved on June 18, 2009.


was approved makes it passive right?   :frown:

As you are aware, my proposal was approved on June 18, 2009 to research the feasibility of EMAW.

As you are aware, _______ approved my proposal to research the feasibility of EMAW on June 18, 2009. 

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