You will present Blog Post #2 today! Have you made all corrections?
Blog Presentations #2 - Tuesday, Oct. 18
This is your blog! Present without reading, please! Practice in advance, know how to pronounce all words, and speak with feeling!
Today, you will ...
1. Present Blog Post #2
2. Make any needed changes to your blogs.
3. Blog Post #3 is due Nov. 1 (or sooner)
4. Do a grammar exercise re. passive & active verbs
Passive vs Active
Present
People say this class is difficult. (active)
This class is said to be difficult by many people. (passive)
Many people eat pancakes at breakfast. (active)
Pancakes are usually eaten at breakfast. (passive)
Past
I finished my homework in 10 minutes. (active)
My homework was finished in 10 minutes. (passive)
Everyone had fun. (active)
Fun was had by all. (passive)
In general, it's better to use active case, but sometimes, you need variation in your writing. Passive case is also useful sometimes for making the subject more vague.
Example of evading responsibility by using the passive case
I made a mistake. (active)
A mistake was made. (passive)
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