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kshipps

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Name two reasons why a writer might want to use passive voice.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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What is a clipped sentence?
 
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softEldritch

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Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: Who or what performed the action is unknown; readers do not care who or what performed the action; a long process is performed by only one person; identifying the performer of the action would be unnecessarily embarrassing.

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Answer: a sentence that lacks articles, prepositions, and linking verbs and that sounds like telegram phrases


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Reply 2 on: Jul 19, 2018
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