DESIGNATED INTERNATIONAL STUTTERING AWARENESS

DAY

ON THIS DAY October 22nd, 1998

TEAM: THE PINK PANTHERJuana, Abisai and Gerardo

22 October was designated International Stuttering Awareness Day (ISAD) in 1998. The day is intended to raise the public awareness of the millions of people who have the speech disorder of stuttering, including over 3 million Americans.

ON THIS DAYISAD is organized by four organizations:American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Special Interest Division #4, Fluency & Fluency DisordersEuropean League of Stuttering AssociationsInternational Fluency AssociationInternational Stuttering Association

ISAD includes an online conference, targeted at people with an interest in stuttering, as well as speech-language pathologists and their clients.

In 2007, Central Michigan University expanded the day into Stuttering Awareness Week, which extended for a week after October 22.

Although many locales do not have support groups, there are resources for stutterers online and cooperative education groups that work with schools

PASSIVE VOICE.INTRODUCTION

PASSIVE INTRODUCTION.

The passive voice is a grammatical construction

in which the subject of a sentence or clause

denotes the recipient of the action rather than

the performer. In the English language, the

English passive voice is formed with an auxiliary

verb (usually be or get) plus a participle (usually

the past participle) of a transitive verb.

EXAMPLE.PRESENT MODALSActive The boys can eat the piePassive The pie can be eaten by the

boysPAST MODALSActive The boys could have eaten the piePassive The pie could have been eaten by

the boys

WHY DO WE USE PASSIVE SENTENCES?

We use the passive voice when the receiver of the action is more important in our communication than the one who did it (the actor of the verb).◦ The president was assassinated this

morning.

We can use the passive when we don't know who did the action.◦ The bank was robbed yesterday.

WHY DO WE USE PASSIVE SENTENCES?

We use the passive when we don't need to say who did the action.◦The bill was signed into law at

noon.We can use the passive to avoid

saying who did the action.◦ The employees were laid off just before

the holidays.

 Choose the answer. Remember that not all verbs can be used in the passive voiceThe mail __________ late

yesterday

Are deliveringWere deliveredWas deliveredWas delivering

Choose the answer. Remember that not all verbs can be used in the passive voice

The accident __________ last Tuesday.

Was happenedHappenedWas happeningWill happen

This quiz __________ very quickly.

Was writtenWas writingIs writingwrote

Choose the answer. Remember that not all verbs can be used in the passive voice

The thieves __________ by the police.

Were caughtIs catchedWere catchedIs caught

Choose the answer. Remember that not all verbs can be used in the passive voice

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