Writing 567 Active and passive voice

Exercise
18. The fire wasn't caused by lightning. little bit more casual
The fire was not caused by lightning. little bit more formal
19. The dispute is going to be settled by a special committee.
The dispute is going to will be settled by a special committee.

substitute a nicer word - euphemism 
difficult - challenging
die - pass away, passed on, passed, gone
restroom, washroom, bathroom
teacher Wrong! - Interesting! Good try!

20. Was the enemy surrounded by the army?
interrogative sentence - question
22. Windmills was 
#1 error
Windmills were invented by the Persians around 1500 years ago.

clean energy, green energy- wind turbines, solar power

Persians - ancient culture, modern day Iran


Some people think that passive voice sounds smarter. It really doesn't.

Exercises #1
1. The new chips were sold by the company.
were sold passive voice 'sold' participle
The company sells sold the new chips.
sold simple past 'sold' past tense
sell        sold       sold
get         got        gotten

2. The formula was prepared.
formula - artificial milk for baby, mixture for chemistry, math, trigonometry

doctor - prescription 

Who made the formula?
The mother prepared the formula for the infant/newborn.
neonatal - neonate - neo -new, natal - baby

before you have a baby - prenatal classes
after you have a baby - postnatal

5. HARDER THAN EVERYDAY ENGLISH
Since we can consider only the printer to be on sale, we cannot apply the computer discount.
 apply a discount - give a discount

8. The test results have been analyzed.
Who did the analyzing?
medical test - blood test
The doctor analyzed the test results.
analyze - check it very carefully
9. The company must observe the following guidelines when it is developing documentation packages.
Soccer players must follow the rules when they are playing tournaments.