ENGLISH GRAMMAR The Passive Voice THE PASSIVE VOICE INTRODUCTION The passive of an active tense is formed by putting the verb to be into the same tense as the active verb and adding the past participle of the active verb. The subject of the active verb becomes the ‘agent’ of the passive verb. The agent is very often not mentioned. When it is mentioned it is preceded by by and placed at the end of the clause. Active: My grandfather planted this tree. Passive: This tree was planted by my
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sentence in which the subjects and verbs have been correctly identified and in which the subjects and verbs agree. The subjects are in bold and the verbs are underlined. Correct Answer: C At the end of the story‚ they were living happily ever after. (or were) Explanation: Use a plural verb with a plural subject. 2. Choose the sentence in which the subjects and verbs have been correctly identified and in which the subjects and verbs agree. The subjects are in bold and the verbs are underlined.
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Chemistry For Dummies From Chemistry For Dummies‚ 2nd Edition by John T. Moore During the first year of high school chemistry or the first semester of college chemistry‚ all the terms‚ units of measurement‚ and atoms‚ molecules‚ elements‚ and compounds may seem a bit overwhelming. The good news: Your Chem I class doesn’t have to be torture. This handy Cheat Sheet provides some basic information you can refer to regularly to make your chemistry class just a tiny bit easier. Chemical Bonding Basics
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assignment Find Regulations and Agencies For this assignment you will be locating a federal regulation. There are several ways you can locate regulations. You can choose to use federal and state government web sites. Sometimes you will find that the agency’s web site is the best source for finding and understanding current regulations. You can also search on Westlaw. Remember regulations are different from statutes. They are not in the United States Code or the state codes. Regulations are created
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INTRODUCTION A Shareholders’ Agreement is an agreement amongst the shareholders of a company. When a company is created‚ its founding shareholders determine how a company will be owned and managed. The Shareholders’ Agreement establishes rules to govern the relationship between two or more owners of a company. Without a shareholders’ agreement in place‚ the rules that apply are in the applicable corporate statute. The shareholders’ agreement creates an overlay that addresses issues created or left
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style VERBS 9/7/13 Verbs are a necessary component of all sentences. Verbs have two important functions: Some verbs put stalled subjects into motion while other verbs help to clarify . the subjects in meaningful ways 9/7/13 Examples My grumpy old English teacher smiled at the .plate of cold meatloaf My grumpy old English teacher = stalled .subject; smiled = verb The daredevil cockroach splashed into Sara’s .soup The daredevil cockroach = stalled .subject; splashed = verb Theo’s
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------------------------------------------------- REPURCHASE AGREEMENT (“REPO”) / RESERVE REPO 1. Definition A REPO is a money market transaction wherein securities are sold at a particular price by one party (REPO Seller) to the other (REPO Buyer) with a commitment on the REPO Seller’s part to repurchase the equivalent securities from the REPO Buyer on a certain date and at a certain price‚ both such date and price being fixed as part of the transaction. | A Reserve REPO is a money market
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Employment Agreement (Sample) THIS AGREEMENT made as of the ______day of__________________‚ 20__ ‚ between [name of employer] a corporation incorporated under the laws of the Province of Ontario‚ and having its principal place of business at _______________________(the "Employer"); and [name of employee]‚ of the City of ____________________in the Province of Ontario (the "Employee"). WHEREAS the Employer desires to obtain the benefit of the services of the Employee‚ and the Employee desires to render
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The Simple Present Tense-Expresses a habit or often repeated action. Adverbs of frequency such as‚ often‚ seldom‚ sometimes‚ never‚ etc. are used with this tense. Also expresses general truths. Ex. They always eat lunch together. Snow falls in December in Minnesota The Present Progressive-This tense is used to describe an action that is occurring right now (at this moment‚ today‚ this year‚ etc.). occurring in the present‚ but is temporary. Ex. She is typing a paper for her class. John
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COMPOUND PERSONAL PRONOUNS: NOTES: 1. Reflexive pronouns act as the object of the verb‚ but they reflect the action back to the subject. These pronouns will always be the same person or thing as the subject. Ex. She blamed herself for the mishap. He hurt himself yesterday. 2. Intensive pronouns simply add force or emphasis to a noun or pronoun that is already in the sentence. Ex. You yourself wrote those words. I prepared the meal myself. EXERCISES: Tell whether the underlined
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