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VERB CHOICE

VERB CHOICE . Unit 2 Persuasive Writing. Objective. Use descriptive active verbs in active voice whenever possible. Active Voice vs. Passive Voice. Active: Subject Acts Passive: Subject is acted upon. Active Voice vs. Passive Voice. Active: Luke wielded the light saber.

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VERB CHOICE

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  1. VERB CHOICE Unit 2 Persuasive Writing

  2. Objective Use descriptive active verbs in active voice whenever possible.

  3. Active Voice vs. Passive Voice Active: Subject Acts Passive: Subject is acted upon.

  4. Active Voice vs. Passive Voice Active: Luke wielded the light saber. Passive: The light saber was wielded by Luke. Active: Yoda has an awesome voice. Passive: ?? Active: ?? Passive: The father of Luke is Darth Vader.

  5. Use a passive voice: • Almost never • When you want to draw attention away from the action or doer of the action. • When you want to cause confusion. • “Bombs were dropped on a village last night by a U.S. Army fighter jet.”

  6. Action Verbs vs. Blah Verbs Although sometimes necessary, Blah Verbs offer no mental picture for the reader. • BE Verbs- Be, Is, Are, Am, Was, Were, Been, Being • DO Verbs: do, did, does, doing, didn’t, don’t • HAVE Verbs: have, had, has, having • MAYBE VERBS: can, could, may, might, will, would, shall, should, must

  7. Action Verbs vs. Blah Verbs Action Verbs appeal to the senses: Chatted Giggled Shrieked Whispered Gossiped Preached Mimicked Shared Screamed Gasped Come up with a list of 100.

  8. Action Verbs in Active Voice • To be more concise and to the point: • I have been to the mall. • I rocked the mall. • - To be more efficient and descriptive: • Yoda talks funny. • Yoda gargles through his words.

  9. TASK • TIME Magazine’s 25 best inventions of 2012 • Read about your assigned invention. • Write a brief advertisement that informs the audience about your product while selling them on it. • Limit your use of BLAH verbs to 2. • No passive voice. • Be prepared to present your advertisement with enthusiasm.

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