Passive Voice Was Corrected

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Material type: Film

FilmPublisher number: 2826676 | KanopyPublisher: The Great Courses, 2016Publisher: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2018Description: 1 online resource (streaming video file) (33 minutes): digital, .flv file, soundContent type:

two-dimensional moving image

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computer

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online resource

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English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers

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Education films.

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Anne CurzanSummary: Explore the use of the often-criticized passive voice, beginning with a clear definition of what distinguishes the passive voice from the active. Consider the benefits of the passive voice for situations in which responsibility for an action is unclear, for maintaining continuity in writing, and for scientific writing in which the narrative requires objectivity.

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Anne Curzan

Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2016.

Explore the use of the often-criticized passive voice, beginning with a clear definition of what distinguishes the passive voice from the active. Consider the benefits of the passive voice for situations in which responsibility for an action is unclear, for maintaining continuity in writing, and for scientific writing in which the narrative requires objectivity.

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