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awywial

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You should use active-voice verbs to convey negative news tactfully or to reduce emphasis on the doer of the action.
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

When you use the active voice, you are emphasizing the doer rather than the receiver of the action in that sentence.
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false


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Meganchabluk

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Reply #1 on: Jun 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

False

Answer to Question 2

True


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Reply 2 on: Jun 23, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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