Writing 2121F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Headon, Preposition And Postposition

• School: Western University
• Department: Writing
• Course: Writing 2121F/G
• Professor: Marielle Aylen

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Active voice subject performs action: the city gives leases to tenants, the object becomes subject who is performing on action. Passive voice subject acted upon, action being done to the subject: leases are given to tenants by the city, city is the object of the preposition ( by ) To change: name the agent (the do-er, make the agent the subject of the sentence, take an active verb form (get rid of the auxiliary to be ) You want the real subject to go to the front of the sentence. Passive wikipedia is used for research by many, and its use has been criticized by some because it is not vetted. Active many use wikipedia for research, and some have criticized its use because it is not vetted. First clause: subject does the action many, the old subject wikipedia. Second clause: take the passive form of the verb, make it active, take old subject and make it the object.