Saturday, February 20, 2016

Local Revision: Passive and Active Voice

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Active (Specific)
Stretches
Totals
Begging
Tower
Harness
Touts
Generate
Catering
Exceed
Beg
Protest
Pleading
Kill
Continue
Abide
Grapples
Shoulder
Install
Noting
Claims
Outweigh
Likens
Cites
States
Adjusting
Pinpointing
Muscle
Believes
Expand
Accusing
Stating
Rebukes
To be harnessed
To expand
Allowed
Tapped
Wasted
Forgoes
Moved
Accomplished
Fitted
Soared
Reached
Gathered
Proved
Realized
Ceased

Active (General)
Rely
Entering
Choosing
Helping
Knowing
Looking
Talking
Start
Works
Using
Allows
Set
Allowing
Go
Bringing
Making
Pay
Disagrees
Gives
Asks
Running
Think
Understands
Making
Thinking
Share
Disagrees
Saying
Brings
Making
Written
Decided
Cut
Put
Claimed
Asked
Gotten
Found
Ran

Passives
Is radiated
Becomes
Become
Backing
To gain
Be blamed
To be re-evaluated
Proven
Incurred
Said
Asked

I've learned from assembling this list that most of my verbs are in the active voice. I believe this is a positive, as it implies propulsive motion in the reader's mind. I believe by further eliminating instances of passive voice, along with using more vivid active voice choices, I can create a much more engaging QRG.



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