FROM GRAMMAR TO WRITING PART 1 Editing Advice 1. Use be, not do, to make negatives and questions with the passive voice.
wasn’t
The movie didn’t made in Hollywood. 2. Don’t use the passive voice with intransitive verbs. The main character was died at the end of the movie. 3. Don’t confuse the present participle with the past participle.
eaten
Popcorn is often eating during a movie. 4. Don’t forget the –d/–ed ending for a regular past participle.
ed
Music was play during silent movies.
d
I got bore during the movie and fell asleep.
5. Don’t forget to use a form of be in a passive sentence.
was
The movie seen by everyone in my family. 6. Use by to show the agent of the action. Use an object pronoun after by.
by
Life of Pi was directed for Ang Lee.
him
Hulk was also directed by he.
7. In present and past questions and negatives, use do when you use get with the passive voice.
didn’t
My favorite movie wasn’t get nominated. 8. Don’t forget to include a verb (usually be) before a participle used as an adjective.
is
The movie theater located on the corner of Main and Elm Streets. 9. Use be, not do, with past participles used as adjectives.
Are
Do you interested in French movies?
10. Make sure you use the correct past participle in the passive voice.
built
A new movie theater is being build near my house. 11. Don’t confuse participles like interested/interesting; bored/boring, etc.
boring
bored
I fell asleep during the bored movie. I was boring.
PART 2 Editing Practice Some of the shaded words and phrases have mistakes. Find the mistakes and correct them. If the shaded words are correct, write C.
C
should see
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2.
One of my favorite movies is 12 Years a Slave. This is an amazing movie. Everyone should be seen it. The first time I saw it, I wasn’t very interested in it. The movie shown on my flight from my country to 3.
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5.
the United States. The screen was small and I was exhaust. I was fell asleep before the movie was ended. 6.
98
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