{"id":1419,"date":"2016-04-27T23:05:55","date_gmt":"2016-04-27T23:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level1-english\/?post_type=chapter&p=1419"},"modified":"2016-07-15T21:24:51","modified_gmt":"2016-07-15T21:24:51","slug":"try-it-voice","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level1-english-gen\/chapter\/try-it-voice\/","title":{"raw":"Try It: Voice","rendered":"Try It: Voice"},"content":{"raw":"This activity is not graded. The text fields below are purely for self-reflection; you do not need to submit anything for this assignment.\r\n

Identify<\/h2>\r\nRead the following paragraphs. Identify each sentence as an active voice sentence or a passive voice sentence. Record your thoughts in the text frame\u00a0below:\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1868\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"302\"]\"A A statue of a Therizinosaurus in JuraPark Ba\u0142t\u00f3w, a dinosaur themed park in Poland.[\/caption]\r\n

(1)\u00a0Therizinosaurs were some of the true freaks of the dinosaur world. (2)\u00a0I\u00a0mean that in the nicest possible way for something that looked like the sick offspring of a giant chicken and Freddie Kruger. (3)\u00a0Perhaps the weirdest things about them were their long, scythe-like claws.<\/p>\r\n

(4)\u00a0But how diverse were the claws of these evolutionary oddities? (5)\u00a0What does this imply for how they were used? (6)\u00a0Previously, it has been suggested that these claws\u2014which could measure\u00a0over half a meter in length\u2014were used for probing insect colonies for food, sexual display, climbing trees sort of like a sloth, stripping bark from trees, or harvesting vegetation. (7)\u00a0These guys were pretty much the dinosaurian ranch farmers of their time.<\/p>\r\n

(8)\u00a0To figure out exactly what function therizinosaur claws had, a shape analysis combined with a mechanical test on 65 different theropod species\u2014the group therizinosaurs belong to and which includes all the other meat-eating dinos\u2014was used by Stephan Lautenschlager.<\/p>\r\n[practice-area rows=\"4\"][\/practice-area]\r\n[reveal-answer q=\"255972\"]Click to Show Answer<\/strong>[\/reveal-answer]\r\n[hidden-answer a=\"255972\"]\r\n\r\nYour answer should look something like this:\r\n

Sentence 1 is active. Sentence 2 is active. Sentence 3 is active.\u00a0Were<\/em> is used as a linking verb in sentences 1 and 3; it does not indicate the passive voice.<\/p>\r\n

4 is active. 5 is active, but it does have a passive phrase in it\u00a0(how they were<\/strong> used). Both halves of\u00a06 are\u00a0passive (\"Previously, it has been<\/strong> suggested. . .\") . Sentence 7\u00a0is active.<\/p>\r\n

Sentence 8\u00a0is passive.\u00a0Incidentally, this is a poor sentence. it makes much more sense as an active sentence: \"To figure out exactly what function therizinosaur claws had, Stephan Lautenschlager used a shape analysis combined with a mechanical test on 65 different theropod species\u2014the group therizinosaurs belong to and which includes all the other meat-eating dinos.\"<\/p>\r\n[\/hidden-answer]\r\n

Usage<\/h2>\r\nWhat is the passive voice doing in this sentence? Type your answers in the text frame\u00a0below:\r\n
    \r\n \t
  1. Trillions of dollars of tax revenue are collected every year.<\/li>\r\n \t
  2. Not only had the lock been picked, but the safe had been cracked as well.<\/li>\r\n \t
  3. The Therizinosaurus, a dinosaur with absurdly long claws, was discovered in Mongolia.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n[practice-area rows=\"4\"][\/practice-area]\r\n[reveal-answer q=\"255971\"]Click to Show Answer<\/strong>[\/reveal-answer]\r\n[hidden-answer a=\"255971\"]\r\n\r\nYour answers should look something like the following:\r\n
      \r\n \t
    1. Hiding the actor; while we know that the government is collecting tax revenue, the use of the passive voice redirects our focus.<\/li>\r\n \t
    2. Serving when the actor is unknown; since we do not know who or what the actor is, we could not have a complete sentence in the active voice (unless we were to use someone\u00a0<\/em>or\u00a0something<\/em>).<\/li>\r\n \t
    3. Emphasizing the subject of the sentence; we want to focus on the Therizinosaurus, not the\u00a0paleontologists who discovered it. This is both due to academic convention, and because the dinosaur is likely the focus of the paper.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n[\/hidden-answer]\r\n

      From Passive to Active<\/h2>\r\nTake these passive sentences and convert them to active sentences. Type the new sentences in the text frame\u00a0below:\r\n
        \r\n \t
      1. The expansive castle with four floors and eight towers was crafted\u00a0by the\u00a0best artisans in the\u00a0kingdom.<\/li>\r\n \t
      2. The intricate detail work in the library's pillars was carved by\u00a0three sculptors over the course of four months.<\/li>\r\n \t
      3. The floor of throne room, which was made of\u00a0solid gold with inlaid\u00a0ruby, was\u00a0carefully installed by hundreds of workmen.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n[practice-area rows=\"4\"][\/practice-area]\r\n[reveal-answer q=\"255973\"]Click to Show Answer<\/strong>[\/reveal-answer]\r\n[hidden-answer a=\"255973\"]\r\n\r\nYour answers should look something like the following:\r\n
          \r\n \t
        1. The best artisans in the kingdom crafted an\u00a0expansive castle with four floors and eight towers.<\/li>\r\n \t
        2. Over the course of four months, three\u00a0sculptors carved\u00a0the intricate detail work in the library's pillars.<\/li>\r\n \t
        3. Hundreds of workmen carefully installed the\u00a0floor of throne room, which was made of\u00a0solid gold with inlaid\u00a0ruby.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n[\/hidden-answer]\r\n

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          This activity is not graded. The text fields below are purely for self-reflection; you do not need to submit anything for this assignment.<\/p>\n

          Identify<\/h2>\n

          Read the following paragraphs. Identify each sentence as an active voice sentence or a passive voice sentence. Record your thoughts in the text frame\u00a0below:<\/p>\n

          \"A<\/p>\n

          A statue of a Therizinosaurus in JuraPark Ba\u0142t\u00f3w, a dinosaur themed park in Poland.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

          (1)\u00a0Therizinosaurs were some of the true freaks of the dinosaur world. (2)\u00a0I\u00a0mean that in the nicest possible way for something that looked like the sick offspring of a giant chicken and Freddie Kruger. (3)\u00a0Perhaps the weirdest things about them were their long, scythe-like claws.<\/p>\n

          (4)\u00a0But how diverse were the claws of these evolutionary oddities? (5)\u00a0What does this imply for how they were used? (6)\u00a0Previously, it has been suggested that these claws\u2014which could measure\u00a0over half a meter in length\u2014were used for probing insect colonies for food, sexual display, climbing trees sort of like a sloth, stripping bark from trees, or harvesting vegetation. (7)\u00a0These guys were pretty much the dinosaurian ranch farmers of their time.<\/p>\n

          (8)\u00a0To figure out exactly what function therizinosaur claws had, a shape analysis combined with a mechanical test on 65 different theropod species\u2014the group therizinosaurs belong to and which includes all the other meat-eating dinos\u2014was used by Stephan Lautenschlager.<\/p>\n