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PASSIVE VOICE This presentation was made by Yemi Adewuyi Yemi Adewuyi made this presentation

DEFINING“VOICE” Passive:  “to be” + past participle  subject is being acted upon Active:  subject is acting

PITFALLS OF PASSIVITY  Shifts responsibility  Obscures meaning  “Lazy” arguments

IS PASSIVE VOICE EVER OKAY?  Emphasize an object  Agent is unknown  Agent is irrelevant

FIXING PASSIVE VOICE  Identify  Evaluate  Revise  YOUR TURN!

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