1. Tip of the week… Prefer active verbs Use the active voice unless you have a good reason for choosing passive voice. Replace be verbs that result in dull or wordy sentences. As a rule, choose a subject that names the person or thing doing the action. 1. The campfire was doused by the ranger before we were given a ticket for unauthorized use of a campsite.

2. Tip of the week… Prefer active verbs Use the active voice unless you have a good reason for choosing passive voice. Replace be verbs that result in dull or wordy sentences. As a rule, choose a subject that names the person or thing doing the action. 2. A strange sound was made in the willow tree by the monkey that had escaped from the zoo.

3. Tip of the week… Prefer active verbs Use the active voice unless you have a good reason for choosing passive voice. Replace be verbs that result in dull or wordy sentences. As a rule, choose a subject that names the person or thing doing the action. 3. Her letter was in acknowledgment of the student’s participation in the literacy program.

4. Tip of the week… Prefer active verbs Use the active voice unless you have a good reason for choosing passive voice. Replace be verbs that result in dull or wordy sentences. As a rule, choose a subject that names the person or thing doing the action. 4. The work of Paul Oakenfold and Sandra Collins was influential in my choice of music for my audition.

5. Tip of the week… Prefer active verbs Use the active voice unless you have a good reason for choosing passive voice. Replace be verbs that result in dull or wordy sentences. As a rule, choose a subject that names the person or thing doing the action. 5. The only responsibility I was given by my parents was putting my little brother to bed when they had to work late.

6. Tip of the week… Prefer active verbs Use the active voice unless you have a good reason for choosing passive voice. Replace be verbs that result in dull or wordy sentences. As a rule, choose a subject that names the person or thing doing the action. 6. Burying nuclear waste in Antarctica would be in violation of an international treaty.

7. Tip of the week… Prefer active verbs Use the active voice unless you have a good reason for choosing passive voice. Replace be verbs that result in dull or wordy sentences. As a rule, choose a subject that names the person or thing doing the action. 7. When Rosa Parks was resistant to giving up her seat on the bus, she became a civil rights hero.

8. Tip of the week… Prefer active verbs Use the active voice unless you have a good reason for choosing passive voice. Replace be verbs that result in dull or wordy sentences. As a rule, choose a subject that names the person or thing doing the action. 8. The use of pure oxygen can cause healing in wounds that are otherwise untreatable.

9. Tip of the week… Prefer active verbs Use the active voice unless you have a good reason for choosing passive voice. Replace be verbs that result in dull or wordy sentences. As a rule, choose a subject that names the person or thing doing the action. 9. The land was stripped of timber before the settlers realized the consequences of their actions.

10. Tip of the week… Prefer active verbs Use the active voice unless you have a good reason for choosing passive voice. Replace be verbs that result in dull or wordy sentences. As a rule, choose a subject that names the person or thing doing the action. 10. The sea kayaks were expertly paddled by the tour guides.