ENG 7

VOICE & VERBS

 VOICE IS THE FORM A VERB TAKES TO INDICATE WHETHER THE SUBJECT
OF THE VERB PERFORMS OR RECEIVES THE ACTION.
o 2 TYPES OF VOICE: ACTIVE VOICE AND PASSIVE VOICE. TRAVELOGUE
o ACTIVE VOICE IS USED TO SHOW THAT THE SUBJECT OF THE
SENTENCE IS PERFORMING OR CAUSING THE ACTION.  A DIARY OF TRAVELLER’S EXPERIENCES
o EXAMPLE:  IT INFORM, INSPIRE & EDUCATE READERS ABOUT THE PLACES THEY
 LEBRON THREW THE BASKETBALL BEFORE THE BUZZER. VISITED
 LEBRON SHOT THE BASKETBALL FROM THE FREE THROW
LINE. SIMPLE PAST TENSE
 LEBRON SCORED THREE POINTS.
o PASSIVE VOICE IS USED WHEN THE SUBJECT IS THE RECIPIENT  WE USE THE SIMPLE PAST TO EXPRESS THE IDEA THAT AN ACTION
OF THE ACTION. STARTED AND FINISHED AT A SPECIFIC TIME IN THE PAST.
o EXAMPLE:
 REGULAR VERBS- END WITH –ED
 THE BALL WAS THROWN BY LEBRON.
 THE BASKET WAS SHOT BY LEBRON.  IRREGULAR VERBS- FOLLOWS A CONSISTENT PATTERN
 THE SCORE WAS MADE BY LEBRON.  IT USES WAS OR WERE
SPEECH
 THERE ARE TWO WAYS OF REPORTING WHAT SOMEBODY SAYS;
o DIRECT SPEECH
 IN DIRECT SPEECH WE USE THE SPEAKER’S OWN WORDS
 IN TEXT WE PUT SPEECH MARKS “” AROUND THE WORDS
SPOKEN
o INDIRECT (OR REPORTED) SPEECH.
 IN INDIRECT SPEECH (SOMETIMES CALLED REPORTED
SPEECH) WE DO NOT USE THE EXACT WORDS OF THE
SPEAKER.
 INSTEAD WE REPORT WHAT WAS SAID USING
REPORTING VERBS SUCH AS “SAID” , “TOLD” “ASKED”
 IT SUMMARISE WHAT THE SPEAKER HAS SAID SO THAT
THE ACTION MOVES ALONG MORE QUICKLY.

ANECDOTE

 A SHORT AMUSING OR INTERESTING STORY ABOUT A REAL PERSON

 OFTEN USED IN SPEECHES & PRESENTATION
 IT EASILY GRAB’S READER’S ATTENTION
 IT ENTERTAIN & ENGAGES THE AUDIENCE