7. Q: What is the difference between the active and the passive voice?
8. A: In an sentence using the active voice, the subject of the sentence does the action . In a sentence using the passive voice, the subject of the sentence receives the action .
14. A: 1. You should not switch (cambiar) active and passive voices in the same sentence ! 2. Be careful with the grammatical construction .
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16. Switching voices can confuse the reader. If your reader is confused, then your writing is not effective or efficient.
17. Q: How do I fix (arreglar) it (switching voices)?
18. A: Make all parts of your sentence consistent . Usually, you should change the passive voice to the active voice .
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22. Q: How do I fix it (mistaken grammatical construction in the passive voice)?
23. 1. Make sure to know who is receiving the action and who is doing the action . 2. Verify that you have BE + past participle in your sentence! 3. Verify your tenses and your subject-verb agreement !
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27. Self Test: Correct the following sentences if there is an inconsistency in voice.
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30. Visit the Writing Centre: LIB 272 B Telephone: 416-979-5000 ext. 7192 Website: http://www.ryerson.ca/writing-centre Email address: writingcentre@ryerson.ca
Hinweis der Redaktion
ESL grammar construction with BE (it WAS done, he has BEEN told, it will BE done, etc.)
Correction. The guests got to know each other better as they ate dinner. (or inverted)
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