{"id":8912,"date":"2021-05-15T11:28:33","date_gmt":"2021-05-15T15:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techrhet.com\/3213\/?page_id=8912"},"modified":"2025-05-24T11:27:28","modified_gmt":"2025-05-24T15:27:28","slug":"you-view","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"#","title":{"rendered":"You View (You Attitude) <div style=\"font-size:55%; color: #bbbbbb; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height:1.7em;\">READER-CENTERED WRITING<\/div>"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"page-toc\">\n<div class=\"page-toc-title\">Contents &amp; Navigation<\/div>\n<div class=\"item\"><a href=\"#i-you\">I \u21d2 you<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"item\"><a href=\"#focus-reader-benefit\">we \u21d2 you<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"item\"><a href=\"#caution-feelings\">caution with feelings<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"item\"><a href=\"#anticipate-needs\">anticipate needs\/wants<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"item\"><a href=\"#avoid-you-singles\">avoid singling out <span class=\"material-icons-adj\" style=\"vertical-align: -2px;\">remove_circle_outline<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"item\"><a href=\"#avoid-you-criticizes\">avoid criticizing <span class=\"material-icons-adj\" style=\"vertical-align: -2px;\">remove_circle_outline<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"item\"><a href=\"#strategic-passive\">strategic passive const. <span class=\"material-icons-adj\" style=\"vertical-align: -2px;\">remove_circle_outline<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"item3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/techrhet.com\/3213\/reader-centered-writing-toc\/\">all reader-centered-writing \u3009<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 285px;\">\n<div class=\"pg-qte\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;\">\n<p><strong>Be courteous:<\/strong> focus on the reader as much as possible. Use \u201cyou\u201d unless it results in blaming (one effective use of passive verbs is to avoid assigning blame: \u201cmistakes were made\u201d). Use traditionally accepted forms of courtesy and politeness. Use gender-neutral phrasing and plural forms, unless you are referring to a specific person and you know their gender.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pg-qte-cite\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/technicalwriting\/chapter\/readercentred\/\"><em>Technical Writing Essentials<\/em>, Chapter 2.1<\/a>, pg 49<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; text-align: right; margin: 0 3em;\"><span id=\"you-attitude\" class=\"anchor\"> <\/span><span class=\"arrowtop\" style=\"font-size: 150%; opacity: 0;\"><a href=\"#top\">\u2305<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"border-bottom: 3px solid #D9CEED; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-top: 5px; margin-top: 45px;\">You View (or) You Attitude<\/h3>\n<p>Employing &#8216;you-attitude&#8217; or the &#8216;you-view&#8217; means approaching things from the reader&#8217;s point of view. In general, it<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"padding-bottom: 5px;\">Looks at things from the reader&#8217;s point of view\n<ul>\n<li style=\"padding-bottom: 5px;\">in positive or neutral situations, employs second-person (\u201cyou\u201d) strategically adopting the reader\u2019s point of view<\/li>\n<li>in negative situations, employs passive voice, impersonal construction, or other indirect style to shift responsibility away from the reader<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-bottom: 5px;\">Emphasizes what the reader wants to know and potential benefits to the reader<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-bottom: 5px;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Focuses on the positive and uses positive language<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Protects the reader\u2019s ego by being indirect and\/or shifting blame away from the reader in \u201cnegative\u201d situations (often by using passive voice or impersonal construction).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"border-bottom: 3px solid #D9CEED; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-top: 5px; margin-top: 45px;\">Techniques<\/h3>\n<div style=\"display: block; text-align: right; margin: 0 3em;\"><span id=\"i-you\" class=\"anchor\"> <\/span><span class=\"arrowtop\" style=\"font-size: 150%; opacity: 0.5;\"><a href=\"#top\">\u2305<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<h6>Shift pronouns: I \u21d2 You<\/h6>\n<p>In positive\/neutral situations, instead of writing in first person, write in second person. Shift \u201cI\u201d or \u201cwe\u201d to \u201cyou.\u201d Referring to yourself instead of the reader suggests you\u2019re more concerned with yourself than with your audience and their wants\/needs. Use \u201cwe\u201d or \u201cus\u201d only if it includes the reader or makes the reader feel included.<\/p>\n<table class=\"t02\" style=\"border-collapse: separate; margin-top: -15px; margin-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 20px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 48%; font-size: 120%; padding-bottom: 0;\">Instead of:<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 48%; font-size: 120%; padding-bottom: 0;\">Revise to:<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #bdbdbd; padding-left: 20px; background-color: #fff2f4;\">I will provide lots of resources.<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #bdbdbd; padding-left: 20px; background-color: #f0f8f0;\">You will learn about resources to improve your writing.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #bdbdbd; padding-left: 20px; background-color: #fff2f4;\">I will teach a variety of writing techniques this semester.<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #bdbdbd; padding-left: 20px; background-color: #f0f8f0;\">We will practice writing techniques that will help you communicate more effectively in your professional careers.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #bdbdbd; padding-left: 20px; background-color: #fff2f4;\">We need accurate client contact information, so please fill out and return this contact form as soon as possible.<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #bdbdbd; padding-left: 20px; background-color: #f0f8f0;\">To ensure you continue to receive personalized services, please fill out and return this contact form as soon as possible.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #bdbdbd; padding-left: 40px; padding-right: 40px; font-family: 'Roboto'; font-weight: 300; border: none;\" colspan=\"2\"><em>The first sentences focus on what the writer is doing. The second sentences focus on what the reader will receive.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"t02\" style=\"border-collapse: separate; margin-top: -15px; margin-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 20px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 48%; font-size: 120%; padding-bottom: 0;\">Instead of:<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 48%; font-size: 120%; padding-bottom: 0;\">Revise to:<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #bdbdbd; padding-left: 20px; background-color: #fff2f4;\">I am planning a party to celebrate FAU\u2019s victory over Miami.<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #bdbdbd; padding-left: 20px; background-color: #f0f8f0;\">Join us to celebrate FAU\u2019s victory over Miami.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #bdbdbd; padding-left: 40px; padding-right: 40px; font-family: 'Roboto'; font-weight: 300; border: none;\" colspan=\"2\"><em>The first sentence focuses on the writer. The second sentence makes the reader feel included.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>You don&#8217;t have to eliminate all first-person pronouns in your writing\u2014but you should deemphasize them when appropriate. Instead, see if you can emphasize second person pronouns in order to make your writing more reader-centered.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: block; text-align: right; margin: 0 3em;\"><span id=\"focus-reader-benefit\" class=\"anchor\"> <\/span><span class=\"arrowtop\" style=\"font-size: 150%; opacity: 0.5;\"><a href=\"#top\">\u2305<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<h6>We\/I \u21d2 You (Focus on reader benefits)<\/h6>\n<p>Emphasize what the reader receives; not on what you (the writer) have done.<\/p>\n<table class=\"t02\" style=\"border-collapse: separate; margin-top: -15px; margin-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 20px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 48%; font-size: 120%;\">Instead of:<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 48%; font-size: 120%;\">Revise to:<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #bdbdbd; padding-left: 20px; background-color: #fff2f4;\">We have spent over six months revising our Audio Visual Services website.<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #bdbdbd; padding-left: 20px; background-color: #f0f8f0;\">You will find our streamlined reservation service and up-to-date equipment information on our revised Audio Visual Services website.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Emphasize what the reader receives; not on what you need.<\/p>\n<table class=\"t02\" style=\"border-collapse: separate; margin-top: -15px; margin-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 20px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 48%; font-size: 120%;\">Instead of:<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 48%; font-size: 120%;\">Revise to:<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #bdbdbd; padding-left: 20px; background-color: #fff2f4;\">We need up-to-date contact information for all of our clients, so please fill out and return this contact info card.<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #bdbdbd; padding-left: 20px; background-color: #f0f8f0;\">To ensure you continue to receive personalized services, please fill out and return this contact info card.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"display: block; text-align: right; margin: 0 3em;\"><span id=\"caution-feelings\" class=\"anchor\"> <\/span><span class=\"arrowtop\" style=\"font-size: 150%; opacity: 0.5;\"><a href=\"#top\">\u2305<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<h6>Use caution with feelings (yours and theirs)<\/h6>\n<p>Unless you\u2019re writing a note of congratulations or condolence, or some other rare situation where feelings are appropriate, avoid telling the reader how you feel and avoid telling the reader how she or he should feel.<\/p>\n<table class=\"t02\" style=\"border-collapse: separate; margin-top: -15px; margin-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 20px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 28px;\">\n<th style=\"width: 48%; font-size: 120%; height: 28px; padding-bottom: 0;\">Instead of:<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 48%; font-size: 120%; height: 28px; padding-bottom: 0;\">Revise to:<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"border-color: #bdbdbd; padding-left: 20px; background-color: #fff2f4; height: 24px;\">I am happy to grant you a two-day extension on your project.<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #bdbdbd; padding-left: 20px; background-color: #f0f8f0; height: 24px;\" rowspan=\"2\">You may take an additional two days to submit your project.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24.8333px;\">\n<td style=\"border-color: #bdbdbd; padding-left: 20px; background-color: #fff2f4; height: 24.8333px;\">You will be happy to know I\u2019m granting you a two-day extension on your project<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"t02\" style=\"border-collapse: separate; margin-top: -15px; margin-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 20px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 28px;\">\n<th style=\"width: 48%; font-size: 120%; height: 28px; padding-bottom: 0;\">Instead of:<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 48%; font-size: 120%; height: 28px; padding-bottom: 0;\">Revise to:<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"border-color: #bdbdbd; padding-left: 20px; background-color: #fff2f4; height: 24px;\">I am happy to inform you that we&#8217;ve approved your credit application!<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #bdbdbd; padding-left: 20px; background-color: #f0f8f0; height: 24px;\" rowspan=\"2\">Your credit application is approved.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24.8333px;\">\n<td style=\"border-color: #bdbdbd; padding-left: 20px; background-color: #fff2f4; height: 24.8333px;\">You&#8217;ll be happy to learn we&#8217;ve approved your credit application!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24.8333px;\">\n<td style=\"border-color: #bdbdbd; padding-left: 40px; padding-right: 40px; font-family: 'Roboto'; font-weight: 300; border: none;\" colspan=\"2\"><em>The first red sentences in each set seem insincere and AND focuses on the writer. The second red sentences assume what the reader is feeling and still focuses on the writer (what &#8220;we&#8217;ve&#8221; done). The green sentences simply convey the information without feelings AND puts the focus on the reader (&#8220;your&#8230; application&#8221;).<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"t02\" style=\"border-collapse: separate; margin-top: -15px; margin-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 20px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 28px;\">\n<th style=\"width: 48%; font-size: 120%; height: 28px; padding-bottom: 0;\">Instead of:<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 48%; font-size: 120%; height: 28px; padding-bottom: 0;\">Revise to:<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"border-color: #bdbdbd; padding-left: 20px; background-color: #fff2f4; height: 24px;\">I am pleased to issue you a $2,000 line of credit.<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #bdbdbd; padding-left: 20px; background-color: #f0f8f0; height: 24px;\" rowspan=\"2\">You have a $2,000 line of credit.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24.8333px;\">\n<td style=\"border-color: #bdbdbd; padding-left: 20px; background-color: #fff2f4; height: 24.8333px;\">You&#8217;ll be pleased to learn you now have a $2,000 line of credit.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24.8333px;\">\n<td style=\"border-color: #bdbdbd; padding-left: 40px; padding-right: 40px; font-family: 'Roboto'; font-weight: 300; border: none;\" colspan=\"2\"><em>Unless you&#8217;re congratulating someone on a promotion, new job, or something similar, don&#8217;t assume your reader is &#8220;happy&#8221; or &#8220;pleased&#8221; about something.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"t02\" style=\"border-collapse: separate; margin-top: -15px; margin-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 20px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 28px;\">\n<th style=\"width: 48%; font-size: 120%; height: 28px; padding-bottom: 0;\">Instead of:<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 48%; font-size: 120%; height: 28px; padding-bottom: 0;\">Revise to:<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"border-color: #bdbdbd; padding-left: 20px; background-color: #fff2f4; height: 24px;\">We&#8217;re glad to offer a 10% discount on your next order.<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #bdbdbd; padding-left: 20px; background-color: #f0f8f0; height: 24.8333px;\">You get a 10% discount on your next order.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"border-color: #bdbdbd; padding-left: 20px; background-color: #fff2f4; height: 24px;\" rowspan=\"2\">We regret to inform you that we cannot accept your application.<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #bdbdbd; padding-left: 20px; background-color: #f0f8f0; height: 24.8333px;\">We cannot accept your application.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"border-color: #bdbdbd; padding-left: 20px; background-color: #f0f8f0; height: 24.8333px;\">The application cannot be accepted.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"display: block; text-align: right; margin: 0 3em;\"><span id=\"anticipate-needs\" class=\"anchor\"> <\/span><span class=\"arrowtop\" style=\"font-size: 150%; opacity: 0.5;\"><a href=\"#top\">\u2305<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<h6>Anticipate reader needs\/Wants (what does the reader want to know?)<\/h6>\n<p>Consider what the audience wants to know and provide those details.<\/p>\n<table class=\"t02\" style=\"border-collapse: separate; margin-top: -15px; margin-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 20px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 48%; font-size: 120%; padding-bottom: 0;\">Instead of:<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 48%; font-size: 120%; padding-bottom: 0;\">Revise to:<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #bdbdbd; padding-left: 20px; background-color: #fff2f4;\">I graded your project.<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #bdbdbd; padding-left: 20px; background-color: #f0f8f0;\">You earned a A- on your project. (good news)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #bdbdbd; padding-left: 20px; background-color: #fff2f4;\">Your project has been graded.<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #bdbdbd; padding-left: 20px; background-color: #f0f8f0;\">Your project received a D+. (bad news)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #bdbdbd; padding-left: 20px; background-color: #fff2f4;\">We&#8217;ve shipped your order.<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #bdbdbd; padding-left: 20px; background-color: #f0f8f0;\">Your order should arrive on Wednesday.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"display: block; text-align: right; margin: 0 3em;\"><span id=\"avoid-you-singles\" class=\"anchor\"> <\/span><span class=\"arrowtop\" style=\"font-size: 150%; opacity: 0.5;\"><a href=\"#top\">\u2305<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<h6 style=\"margin-bottom: 0;\">Avoid \u201cyou\u201d in negative situations when it <em>singles out<\/em> the reader<\/h6>\n<div style=\"letter-spacing: 0.05em; border-top: 2px solid #EADFDF; background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(234,223,223,1) 0%,rgba(234,223,223,0) 100%); padding: 0 10px 7px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; color: #6c1f1f;\">[in negative situations]<\/div>\n<p>Instead, focus on group to which reader belongs.<\/p>\n<table class=\"t02\" style=\"border-collapse: separate; margin-top: -15px; margin-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 20px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 48%; font-size: 120%; padding-bottom: 0;\">Instead of:<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 48%; font-size: 120%; padding-bottom: 0;\">Revise to:<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #bdbdbd; padding-left: 20px; background-color: #fff2f4;\">I must approve your project proposal.<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #bdbdbd; padding-left: 20px; background-color: #f0f8f0;\" rowspan=\"2\">Students\u2019 project proposals must be approved.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: #bdbdbd; padding-left: 20px; background-color: #fff2f4;\">You must get approval for your project proposal.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"display: block; text-align: right; margin: 0 3em;\"><span id=\"avoid-you-criticizes\" class=\"anchor\"> <\/span><span class=\"arrowtop\" style=\"font-size: 150%; opacity: 0.5;\"><a href=\"#top\">\u2305<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<h6 style=\"margin-bottom: 0;\">Avoid \u201cyou\u201d in negative situations when it <em>criticizes<\/em> the reader<\/h6>\n<div style=\"letter-spacing: 0.05em; border-top: 2px solid #EADFDF; background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(234,223,223,1) 0%,rgba(234,223,223,0) 100%); padding: 0 10px 7px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; color: #6c1f1f;\">[in negative situations]<\/div>\n<p>Instead, use a passive verb construction or an impersonal construction to avoid assigning blame.<\/p>\n<table class=\"t02\" style=\"border-collapse: separate; margin-top: -15px; margin-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 20px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 28px;\">\n<th style=\"width: 48%; font-size: 120%; height: 28px; padding-bottom: 0;\">Instead of:<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 48%; font-size: 120%; height: 28px; padding-bottom: 0;\">Revise to:<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24.2167px;\">\n<td style=\"border-color: #bdbdbd; padding-left: 20px; background-color: #fff2f4; height: 48.2167px;\" rowspan=\"2\">You failed to turn in your project.<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: #bdbdbd; padding-left: 20px; background-color: #f0f8f0; height: 24.2167px;\">Your project has not been turned in. (passive voice)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"border-color: #bdbdbd; padding-left: 20px; background-color: #f0f8f0; height: 24px;\">Your project is late. (impersonal construction)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"display: block; text-align: right; margin: 0 3em;\"><span id=\"strategic-passive\" class=\"anchor\"> <\/span><span class=\"arrowtop\" style=\"font-size: 150%; opacity: 0.5;\"><a href=\"#top\">\u2305<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"color: #512da8; border-bottom: 3px solid #B39DDB; background-color: #f6f3fb; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 15px; padding-top: 5px; margin-top: 45px;\">Strategic Passive Construction<\/h3>\n<p>In negative situations, you should use passive construction to deemphasize the reader&#8217;s responsibility and avoid blaming the reader.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 30px;\">\n<table class=\"tabpad\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 30px; height: 66px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 10%; border-bottom: 1px solid #cfcfcf; border-right: 1px solid #cfcfcf; height: 22px; vertical-align: top; font-weight: 300;\">active<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; border-bottom: 1px solid #cfcfcf; border-right: 1px solid #cfcfcf; height: 22px; vertical-align: top;\">You failed to turn in your project.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 65%; border-bottom: 1px solid #cfcfcf; height: 22px; vertical-align: top; font-weight: 300;\">In active construction, the subject performs the action \u2014 You failed&#8230;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 10%; border-right: 1px solid #cfcfcf; border-bottom: medium none; height: 22px; vertical-align: top; font-weight: 300;\">passive<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; border-right: 1px solid #cfcfcf; border-bottom: medium none; height: 22px; vertical-align: top;\">Your project has not been turned in.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 65%; border-bottom: medium none; vertical-align: top; font-weight: 300;\">In passive construction, the object of the action is made into the subject \u2014 Your project has not been turned in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"tabpad\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 30px; height: 66px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 10%; border-bottom: 1px solid #cfcfcf; border-right: 1px solid #cfcfcf; height: 22px; vertical-align: top; font-weight: 300;\">active<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; border-bottom: 1px solid #cfcfcf; border-right: 1px solid #cfcfcf; height: 22px; vertical-align: top;\">You did not proofread your essay.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 65%; border-bottom: 1px solid #cfcfcf; height: 22px; vertical-align: top; font-weight: 300;\">In active construction, the subject performs the action \u2014 You did not proofread&#8230;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 10%; border-right: 1px solid #cfcfcf; border-bottom: medium none; height: 22px; vertical-align: top; font-weight: 300;\">passive<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; border-right: 1px solid #cfcfcf; border-bottom: medium none; height: 22px; vertical-align: top;\">Your essay was not proofread.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 65%; 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