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ERIC Number: EJ388599
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Actively Teaching the Passive Voice.
Scriven, Karen
Teaching English in the Two-Year College, v16 n2 p89-93 May 1989
Asserts that passive constructions are not the mark of flawed writing as many textbooks claim them to be but are instead frequent and effective stylistic variants. (RAE)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Higher Education, Teaching Methods, Textbook Content, Writing Instruction, Written Language
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Passive Voice; Writing Contexts