Sunday, February 21, 2016

Local Revision: Passive and Active Voice

 The following is about Passive, active, and active specific verbs.
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Active Specific :
corroding
renegotiating
boiling
consuming
indicating
handpicked
discredited
leaked
investigated
concluded

Active General:
led
declared
take
called
checked
began
take
decided
decided
help
use
using
using
listen

Passive:
take
take
made
using
would use
would rise
had said
had said
would show
has shown

1. Looking at the breakdown of your verb choices here, what do you notice about your current draft? Are the actions in your piece mostly general, vague or non-specific? Are the actions mostly vivid and specific? Are there instances of passive voice? Summarize what you learned by analyzing your verb usage in this way.
I realized my verb usage is not as specific as it could be in some instances like when I would use the word take or use.There are instances of passive voice and the verbs are mostly vague.

2. Based on this analysis, how could your use of verbs be improved overall in the project? Be specific and precise in explaining this.
They could be improved by using more precise verbs to explain an action in the project or synonyms of a repeated verb may also be taken into account when revising the draft.

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