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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that of voice recognition. Voice recognition is commonly used to operate a device‚ perform commands‚ or write without having to use a keyboard‚ mouse or press any buttons. The user is able to talk to a computer with automatic speech recognition (ASR) programs and tell it what to do.(5) The computing innovation was created with the intention of being user-friendly and helping people with a variety of disabilities. My artifact illustrates this by going through the basic functions that all voice recognition
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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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Voice of Democracy “American History: Our Hope for the Future” The democracy states that‚”All men are created equal.” All though that many people don’t believe that this statement is being followed right now. My hope for the future is that we learn from history‚ stand as one nation and have pride in our country. In the past our country has been divided by slavery and war. We have been through the great depression and 9/11. There have been many times where the country could have been torn apart
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"The 8th Habit- From Effectiveness to Greatness" By 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
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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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Most people think of the Civil War as a military battle between the North and South; and the Battle of Gettysburg as the turning point in the war. Without actual knowledge the subject‚ they do not appreciate the people that make up this historical event. The Battle of Gettysburg was an emotional roller-coaster for both the North and South. Up to this point in the Civil War‚ the Confederates had dominated the Union‚ winning any battle they participated in. At the Battle of Gettysburg Michael Shaara
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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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SOD McNamara and former SOD Donald Rumsfeld‚ while under Bush’s command. Many have argued that the connection of similar let downs have been revealed when looking at the stance and judgment calls made by McNamara during the Vietnam War and Rumsfeld during the Iraq War. McNamara and Rumsfeld both have similar characteristics‚ in terms of‚ stopping the fight against dictatorship. Both secretaries of defense were fighting in different periods of time‚ yet having such extraordinary parallels. These
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Aim Objectives Provide an overview for the presented discussion on employee voice Identify voice practices which represent an example of direct employee involvement and an example of representative participation Primary Research Methods Desk based research Analysed and assessed information; data and presented in report format Internet research focussed on Employee Voice Practices‚ Human Resource Management‚ Employee Involvement and Employee Participation
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