ENGL199 Lecture 18: Grammar - wordiness
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Subject + verb + predicate voice (passive or active) ex. The ball was thrown by riley (passive: indicated by the word by, subject (riley) is at the end) Riley threw the ball: the entire operation is managed by ahmed, the producer. (passive) Ahmed, the producer manages the entire operation. (active: a strange sound was made in the willow tree by the monkey that had escaped from the zoo. The monkey that escaped the zoo made a strange sound in the willow tree: the only responsibility i was given by my parents, there were shouting protesters on the courthouse steps. The protesters shouted on the courthouse steps. (attempt) (class: her letter was in acknowledge(cid:373)e(cid:374)t of the stude(cid:374)t"s participatio(cid:374) i(cid:374) the literac(cid:455) progra(cid:373). Her letter ack(cid:374)o(cid:449)ledged the stude(cid:374)t"s participatio(cid:374) i(cid:374) the literac(cid:455) progra(cid:373). (cid:894)class(cid:895) The stude(cid:374)t"s participatio(cid:374) i(cid:374) the literac(cid:455) progra(cid:373) (cid:449)as ack(cid:374)o(cid:449)ledged i(cid:374) her letter. (cid:894)atte(cid:373)pt(cid:895)
