Active and Passive Voice Definition: A sentence construction showing simply a subject and what happens to it is called “the passive voice.” It consists of a form of the verb be (be‚ am‚ are‚ is‚ was‚ were‚ will be‚ has been‚ have been‚ etc.) and a participle (often a word ending in “ed”)—The employee was fired‚ the war will be ended‚ the papers are corrected‚ etc. Good writers prefer active voice because it is often more interesting (and informative) to read. Active voice examples: The company
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Some Basic Active Learning Strategies Engaging students in individual or small group activities–pairs or trios especially–is a low-risk strategy that ensures the participation of all. The sampling of basic activities below can be adapted to almost any discussion or lecture setting. Using these strategies‚ or variations on them‚ ensures that you’ll hold your students’ attention in class and throughout the semester. Ice Breakers Background Knowledge Probe Two Column Method Think / Pair / Share One
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Passive vs. Active Voice Voice is the form of a verb that shows whether the subject is performing the action. In English‚ there are two voices: active and passive. Only action verbs indicate the active voice; linking verbs cannot. If the subject of a verb performs the action‚ the voice is active. The captain telephoned the crew. Telegraph messages gathered on the desk. If the subject receives the action‚ the voice is passive. The crew was telephoned by the captain. The telegraph
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EDPS has shaped me into being a compassionate‚ thoughtful‚ and honest active listener to my friends‚ family‚ and coworkers. I thought that I knew what it meant to be an active listener but until I learned to skills and practiced it‚ I learned how much room I had for improvement. The book that taught me the most about active listening throughout this course is‚ “The Lost Art of Listening‚” by Michael Nichols. What I took away‚ and use most from the
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which has developed in an area for a long history. It is the expressive of the character of people who possess it. So different culture developed its own identities. Richard Lewis qualified to plot the world’s cultures into three group: Linear-actives‚ Multi-actives and Reactives. He thinks the categorization is widely applicable and does not change over time. According to his article‚ I consider that his theory is an admirable summary of world’s culture which fits to ordinary situations. However‚ it’s
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course‚ there are those who take the playing to a whole other level. .Those are the true gamers. There are thousands of different variety of video games these days Role playing games‚ real time strategy‚ sports‚ puzzle‚ first person shooter‚ and 3rd person shooter‚ just to name a few. These games can be played competitively or just for recreation. There are some games where people actually get paid to play. Hence‚ a Professional Gamer. There are the role models for thousands of d\kids that would
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Active Listening Skills Reflection Paper EDL/531 Tonya Dean 2/17/13 Paula Baucom I interviewed Ronnie Macko‚ a nurse educator at Select Medical Corporation and Chris Schillig a high school and college level English instructor. I had to conduct the interviews at separate times because of schedule conflicts. The interviews were conducted using the list of coaching/ mentoring questions that our team had developed in week 3. I will attach each instructor’s individual responses to the end of the
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be damaged. Without any treatment‚ half of those people living with active TB infection will die. (Geiter‚ 2000) According to World Health Organization (2012)‚ “Two hundred children die from TB every day. Yet it costs less than 3 cents a day to provide therapy that will prevent children from becoming ill with TB and 50 cents a day to provide treatment that will cure the disease.” There are two forms of TB infection; it is the Active TB and the Latent TB. A person who has Latent TB infection doesn’t
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Air Force active duty mothers along with military families are faced with an array of demands unlike their civilian counterparts. There are the 6 month to 1 year deployments‚ meeting physical fitness standards within 1 year postpartum‚ and balancing the demands of an active duty lifestyle and family needs.19By establishing the “gold standard” at Air Force military treatment facilities‚ active duty women can return from their post-partum convalescent leave with confidence in the ability to feed their
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Active-learning Strategies After completing the assignment Essay 2.1 in Study and critical thinking skills in college‚ I re-thought the way that I study. Once I completed the assignment I approach class a lot differently than previously. I sort through important information and ask myself a question where he or she going with this is? I also try to make a connection with reading assignment and class lectures. Now‚ before class I read the next chapter in advance so that I may obtain a better understanding
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