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14 Cards in this Set
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A verb is in the active voice when...
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it's subject performs the action
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A verb has 4 principle parts...
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present, present participle, past, and past participle
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show the different principle parts of talk.
present; present participle; past; past participle |
talk; (am)talking; talked; (have) talked
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the past and past participle of a regular verb are formed by...
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adding -ed or -d to the present form
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with an irregular verb the past and past participle are not formed by
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adding -ed or -d to the present form.
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tense
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a form of a verb that shows time of action or state being
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conjugation
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a list of the singular and plural forms of a verb in a particular tense
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to conjugate the progressive forms of a verb...
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add the present participle of the verb to a conjugation of the basic forms of "be"
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voice
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a verb form that shows whether or not the subject is performing the action
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a verb is in the passive voice when...
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it's subject does not perform the action
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passive verb
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is always a verb phrase made from a form of "be" plus a past participle
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use the active voice
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whenever possible
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use the passive voice to...
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emphasize the receiver of an action rather than the performer of the action
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Use the passive voice to point out...
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the receiver of an action when the performer is unknown or unimportant and is not named in the sentance
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