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If there is one step you can take to give your writing for students more impact, it is this: in 95% of cases, use the active voice.
The active voice uses the following sentence structure: subject, verb, object. When you reverse this order—object, verb, subject—you have the passive voice. For example:
• The dog (subject) bit ...See MoreIf there is one step you can take to give your writing for students more impact, it is this: in 95% of cases, use the active voice.
The active voice uses the following sentence structure: subject, verb, object. When you reverse this order—object, verb, subject—you have the passive voice. For example:
• The dog (subject) bit (verb) the man (object). (This is the active voice.)
• The man (object) was bitten (verb) by the dog (subject). (This is the passive voice.)
To complicate matters, there is a second form of the passive voice in which the subject is not mentioned at all. Using that technique I have become one of the best writers on https://essaywriterservices.net/ , they have their raitings there. For example,
• Your application (object) has been turned down (verb).
Notice, the subject is missing, so we don't know who did the turning down. This is called the divine passive. Writers often use the divine passive as a way to avoid responsibility for their statements. Things are just mysteriously done, while nobody actually does them! Overuse of this form suggests evasion.
The most obvious result of overuse of the passive voice, however, is that it slows down the 'voice' of the material, giving it a stilted, unnatural feeling. The order of the words in an active voice sentence is the normal form of expression in English, and the passive voice is really speaking backwards. After a while, this becomes irritating to readers, and might well make them react unfavourably to your message—exactly the opposite of what you want. Take a look at a long letter or memo which you found particularly tedious to read, and you will probably find it is bogged down in passive voice sentences.
This should be a major focus when you begin editing your writing. Each time you see the passive, try reversing it to make the active voice. You'll find it makes your writing more vigorous, powerful and reader-friendly.
Good luck!
Hello, everyone! I am a senior in college and aspiring grant writer, and had a brief question about resources. What websites do you guys use to look up 990's for foundations you are applying to?
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Feb 14, 2017
Hello; new to grant writing looking for someone to help me with some goals and outcome connections that I am struggling with.
Just got a new computer and have to buy word, which just kills me!!! Regardless, there's so many, does anyone have a specific one that they prefer? There's some that you have to subscribe to for a year, others that you don't, some have skype or cloud some don't.
If you have one that you find is best for grant writing, I could surly use the...See MoreJust got a new computer and have to buy word, which just kills me!!! Regardless, there's so many, does anyone have a specific one that they prefer? There's some that you have to subscribe to for a year, others that you don't, some have skype or cloud some don't.
If you have one that you find is best for grant writing, I could surly use the help!
Thanks Laura
by Global Music Project
Oct 17, 2016
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Crowdsourcing some data over here...can you help out? If you are/were a researcher who wanted to get a project funded with a grant...but you were not affiliated with an institution or organization that would make you eligible to apply for grants...what would you do/where would you go/who would you ask for help?
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