ENGLISH GRAMMAR The Passive Voice THE PASSIVE VOICE INTRODUCTION The passive of an active tense is formed by putting the verb to be into the same tense as the active verb and adding the past participle of the active verb. The subject of the active verb becomes the ‘agent’ of the passive verb. The agent is very often not mentioned. When it is mentioned it is preceded by by and placed at the end of the clause. Active: My grandfather planted this tree. Passive: This tree was planted by my
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* Make it safe for employees to engage in voice. For example‚ reward the courage that employees show by challenging standard procedures. * Teach managers how to be exceptional listeners‚ and to receive and respond appropriately to constructive feedback. * Teach employees how to make suggestions even when they feel uncomfortable or when others don’t agree with them * Help everyone see the big picture and the value of their individual contributions. Employees who feel connected to the
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In the article “Giving Voice to Children’s Voices: Practices and Problems‚ Pitfalls and Potentials‚” James argues that “despite the representations of the “voices of children‚” children themselves may‚ nonetheless‚ continue to find their voices silenced‚ suppressed‚ or ignored in their everyday lives.” (James‚ p. 261) After conducting the photo voice assignment with my fifteen-year-old participant‚ Keerthana‚ I was able to come to a realization that due to the power imbalance between the researcher
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The Immigrant Voice Good morning classmates and teachers‚ the area of study throughout this term has been on “The immigrant voice”‚ today I am going to describe the emotions and struggles endured by the immigrant population. The question you should ask yourself is “ What drives a person to fear so much for their own safety that they must abandon or escape their country of birth? “The immigrant is a person who has come to another country to live for many different reasons. Most causes of migrants
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PASSIVE VOICE 1. “There is a considerable range of expertise demonstrated by the spam senders.” The actors in this little drama are the spam spenders — or‚ to be more active‚ the spam senders are the actors in this little drama. Direct them center stage‚ and send the weak “there is” opening packing to the provinces: “The spam senders demonstrate a considerable range of expertise.” 2. “It was determined by the committee that the report was inconclusive.” Again‚ the subject is weak and indeterminate
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Stephen Covey Chapter 8 "The Voice of Trustworthiness" Presented to: Janelle Christie Date: October 20‚ 2006 Subject: Project Management Submitted by: Sarah and Steve Table of Contents Introduction: 1 Personal Trustworthiness 1 Modeling is Living the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People 2 Principles Embodies in The 7 Habits 3 The Modeling Tool- The Personal Planning System 4 Conclusion 5 References 6 Lesson Plan 7 Appendices 8 "The Voice of Trustworthiness" Chapter 8
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This is copied off of howstuffworks.com i just needed something to get into an account.. sorry. In 2000‚ one of the biggest news stories was the rise of Napster and similar file-sharing programs. With these programs‚ you could get an MP3 version of just about any song you want without shelling out a dime. The record companies were fairly upset over this turn of events‚ and understandably so: They weren’t making any money off the distribution of their product to millions of people. An external
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How do Bunsen Burners Work? Problems: How should a Bunsen burner be lit and adjusted to attain a blue flame? What is the hottest part of a Bunsen burner flame? Is burning the gas a chemical or physical change? Is it endothermic or exothermic? Hypothesis: The Bunsen burner should be lit by striking the match first‚ turning on the gas‚ igniting the gas‚ and adjusting the flame using the gas flow valve‚ the collar‚ and the table gas release to achieve a blue flame. I predict that the hottest part
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Nixion & Burns (2012) Strategic management (SM) There are many definitions of the strategic management (SM) process but there is a broad consensus that the key activities are (section 1) 1. 2. 3. 4. development of a grand strategy‚ purpose or sense of direction‚ formulation of strategic goals and plans to achieve them‚ Implementation of plans‚ and monitoring‚ evaluation and corrective action Strategic management accounting (SMA): SMA or SMA techniques have not been adopted widely‚ nor is the term
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analytic observation that I made was simply that the tone portrayed in the reading was cold and dry. I observed that it carried no real emotion‚ merely explaining what real life is in America. The problem is that this passage is Richard M. Nixon’s voice and perspective. Mind you that our 37th president served during 1969-1974 a time when the inequality of race‚ color‚ creed was still a progressing issue‚ and also a time when we were involved in war. The point is the opinion on freedom is biased and
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