Voices Of The Verb Flashcards

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Focuses on the function of the subject being either the doer/performer or the receiver of the action

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Voices of the verb

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Voices of the verb are classified into two , what is it?

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Active and passive voice

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Indicated that the subject of the sentence is the receiver of the action

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Passive voice

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We use the _______ to talk about actions that happend In a specific time in the past

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Simple past tense

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Used when you are talking about a completed action before something in the past

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Past perfect tense

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What type of voice shows the subject RECEIVING the action
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Passive voice

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What type of voice shows the subject PERFORMING the action

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Active voice

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It is a group of words which gives complete sense and conveys meaning. It also contains a subject and a predicate

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Sentence

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It is a group of words having both subject and a verb, it can sometimes acts as a sentence but is not always the case

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Clause

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It helps you locate words that you are looking for in a certain text

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Scanning

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It lets you pick up the main pieces of information without having to read everything

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Skimming

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It is used in shorter text to get important details. It involves close reading for specific information.

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Intensive reading

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It is used to gather general knowledge. It generally uses reading longer texts for entertainment purposes

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Extensive reading

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