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... agents within . THE PASSIVE VOICE Active and passive constructions ( called the ... Passives without agents foreground the objects ( vic- tims ) in our minds so ... agentless passive . All it takes is a little practice . One important ...
... agents within . THE PASSIVE VOICE Active and passive constructions ( called the ... Passives without agents foreground the objects ( vic- tims ) in our minds so ... agentless passive . All it takes is a little practice . One important ...
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... weigh all of these factors . Too often , we don't notice how much we're being asked to assume , and agentless passives slip right past our awareness without hesitation on our part . We treat the passive participle The Agents Within 147.
... weigh all of these factors . Too often , we don't notice how much we're being asked to assume , and agentless passives slip right past our awareness without hesitation on our part . We treat the passive participle The Agents Within 147.
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... Agentless passives make murky what might otherwise be clear , confuse where one hopes for clarity . I've said throughout this chapter that the passive construction is a danger signal . When we encounter agentless passives , in ...
... Agentless passives make murky what might otherwise be clear , confuse where one hopes for clarity . I've said throughout this chapter that the passive construction is a danger signal . When we encounter agentless passives , in ...
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Speaking Freely: Unlearning the Lies of the Fathers' Tongues Julia Penelope No preview available - 1990 |
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