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== Style & usage == | == Style & usage == | ||
>> note: to create larger entry for style & usage to be linked here << | |||
=== active versus passive voice === | |||
==== active voice==== | |||
* = the subject and verb are directly stated | |||
** as in, ''He gave the dog a bone'' = subject + verb + indirect object + object | |||
* transitive verbs (which require an object) are always active voice | |||
** ''I ate the entire pizza'' | |||
==== passive voice ==== | |||
* = the verb acts upon the subject, i.e., the subject follows the verb | |||
** as in, ''The dog was given a bone by them'' = object + verb + subject (+ prep/phrase) | |||
* passive voice uses the auxiliary verb "to be" + the past participle of the action verb | |||
** as in, ''The entire pizza '''was eaten''' by me'' | |||
* see | |||
** [[https://www.grammarly.com/blog/active-vs-passive-voice/ Active vs. Passive Voice (grammarly.com)]] | |||
=== periods === | === periods === | ||
* inside or outside qoutations? | * inside or outside qoutations? | ||