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23.2 Active and Passive Voice (Using Voice Correctly)

• Practice 2

Exercise 1 Correcting Unnecessary Use of the Passive Voice. Rewrite the following
paragraph, changing at least five uses of the passive voice to active.

EXAMPLE: Loch Ness is being studied by many scientists.

Many scientists are studying Loch Ness
For years a so-called monster has been spotted by visitors to Loch Ness in Scotland. (2) The large
(1)

creature has been reported by many witnesses. (3) Do lake monsters really exist? (4) Plhese reports have
been questioned by scientists. (5) According to some Canadian scientists, the sightings may be explained by
temperature inversions. (6) A temperature inversion occurs when the temperature of a body of water is
much lower than the temperature of the air above it, (7) Experiments were conducted by scientists on Lake
Winnipeg, Canada, during a temperature. inversion. (8) nvo photos of an ordinary stick floating on the lake
were taken only three minutes apart. (9) "Ihe bending, or refraction, of light caused by the inversion made
the stick appear to be a strangely shaped "monster." (10) Ihese photos have been accepted by some.
scientists as proof that the lake monsters are really ordinary objects that appear distorted because of a
temperature inversion.
(1) For years a the visitors spotted a so-called monster to Loch Ness in Scotland. (2) Many witnesses reported the
large creature (3) Do lake monsters really exist? (4) Scientists questioned these reports. (5) According to some
Canadian scientists, temperature inversion can explain the sightings.. (6) A temperature inversion occurs when the
temperature of a body of water is much lower than the temperature of the air above it, (7) Scientists conducted
experiments on Lake Winnipeg, Canada, during a temperature. inversion. (8) Two photos of an ordinary stick
floating on the lake were taken only three minutes apart. (9 Active voice) "The inversion caused the inversion or
bending of light that caused the bending of shape of light" (10) Some scientists accepts some of these photos as
proof that lake monsters are ordinary objects that are distorted because of temperature inversion

Writing Application Using the Active and Passive Voice in Writing. Write five sentences
describingthe; events that happened on your way to school this morning. Include one sentence using
ssive voice. Make sure all the other sentences use the active voice.

I I was out of bed and went straight to the restroom. I rinsed my face and began my day. I ate a
bowl of cereal as breakfast. I put on my shoes and tied my shoes and opened the door. I was in the car
by 8:00 pm.