Local Revision: Passive and Active Voice

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In this post I will be listing the verbs from my last post in different groups. These groupings are done by active and passive voice. I had trouble finding passive voice as I used it as a supplement instead of as my main voice.

Active (Specific):

Paid,

Thanking

Took

Referred

Believed

Targeted

Hacked

Leaked

Indicated

Stayed

Making

Seeming

Posted

Exposed

Robbed

Affraid

Push

Graduated

Earned

Started

Landed

Starred

Producing

Advocated

Deserve

Opened

Speak

References

Think

Deny

Active (General):

Accepted

Took

Speak

Remember

Happened

Keep

Showing

Recieve

Brought

Making

Took

Know

Are

Know

Seems

Does

Is

Is

Is

Is

Passive:

Is digressing

Is improving

Is ready to fight

Has been nominated

Have worked

Is Trending

Have surfaced

1. Looking at the breakdown of your verb choices here, what do you notice about your current draft? Are the actions in your piece mostly general, vague or non-specific? Are the actions mostly vivid and specific? Are there instances of passive voice? Summarize what you learned by analyzing your verb usage in this way.

I did not use many passive verbs (passive voice) at all. So in that way I did a good job of staying more specific. I also have more specific verbs than general verbs. I think I did an overall good job on staying in the active tense but I do believe that  my usage of the passive tense is justified.

2. Based on this analysis, how could your use of verbs be improved overall in the project? Be specific and precise in explaining this.

I could use a bit more variation, maybe use more general verbs and maybe just a wider array of verbs in general. I think if anything my verb choices lack interest and could be adjusted in that way.