Active- and Passive-Voice Verbs Make changes in active- and passive-voice verbs,

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Active- and Passive-Voice Verbs Make changes in active- and passive-voice verbs, where appropriate. Refer to the guidelines in Chapter 17.

It was recommended by the personnel committee that you consider changing the requirements for promotion.

New Sentence:

No formal report about assets was reported by the corporation before it announced the merger.

New Sentence:

The graphs showing the differences in depreciation and interest and the net loss on the investment are shown in Appendix A.

New Sentence:

It has been noted by the Department of Environmental Services that the laundry business was storing toxic chemicals in an unsafe location.

New Sentence:

The samples from the Scottish Highlands will be sent to M-Global’s engineering lab in London.

New Sentence:

1. It was recommended by the personnel committee that you consider changing the requirements for promotion

New Sentence: The personnel committee suggested that you contemplate changing the requirements for promotion.

2. No formal report about assets was reported by the corporation before it announced the merger.

New Sentence: No formal report about assets was reported by the corporation before it announced the merger. (no change)

3. The graphs showing the differences in depreciation and interest and the net loss on the investment are shown in Appendix A.

New Sentence: Appendix A shows the differences in depreciation, interest and the net loss on the investment.

4. It has been noted by the Department of Environmental Services that the laundry business was storing toxic chemicals in an unsafe location.

New Sentence: The Department of Environmental Services noted that the laundry business was putting away toxic chemicals in an unsafe site.

5. The samples from the Scottish Highlands will be sent to M-Global’s engineering lab in London.

New Sentence: The samples from the Scottish Highlands will be sent to M- Global’s engineering lab in London. (no change)

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