Sunday, February 21, 2016

Local Revision: Passive and Active Voice

Earlier, I looked at the verbs used in my post and analyzed their tense and how often each verb was used. So, are my verbs interesting and specific, or too broad and general to be exciting?



Table, Grey, Silver, Flat, Couch, Metal, Office, Empty
Clker "Table Grey" 6/4/14 via pixabay. Public Domain.

Active (Specific)
Active (General)
Active (General)
Passive
Rises
Notice
Forced
Ignite
Singeing
Alleged
Criticized
Discovered
Misquoting
Heard
Step
Coming
Starting
Ensuring
Runs
Taking
Standing
Becoming
Begins
Look
See
Heading
See
Following
Run
Landed
Find
Lying
Pick
Feel
Knowing
Burned
Began
Operating
Surpassing
Operated
Invested
Sitting
Houses
Reflect

Turned
Operating
Provide
Heard
Caused
Shown
Reach
Ran
Killed
Starting
Citing
Reviewed
Lobbied
Stay
Dig
Finding
Lies
Included
Responded
Researching
Estimated
Published
Found
Studied
Allowing
Predict
Show
Remains
Reducing
Making
Remain
Be - 2
Are - 4
Will - 2
Was - 5


When looking over this list, I realize that my guide is inundated with general active verbs rather than their more descriptive counterparts. Based on this knowledge, I would try to incorporate more specific verbs into the piece so that the reader has a better mental picture of the story based upon what they're reading.

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