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Passive voice

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HARRY POTTER BRINGS

RICHES TO AUTHOR

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HARRY POTTER GOES TO CHINA

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WORDS THAT

SHOULD BE

BANNED: HARRY

POTTER

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HARRY POTTER IS MAGIC FOR TOURISM

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Reading Why did J.K. Rowling write the Potter books?

What was her life like before the first book was published?

Was she immediately successful with her first story?

Have the book been more successful in the U.S. or U.K.?

How old was she when the first book?

Has she profited from all of her books?

Lucy
to gain an advantage or benefit
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Passive voice

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The subject of the action is unknown

Its uses

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The subject of the action is unimportant

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We want to focus on new information by putting it at the end of the sentence

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We want to avoid naming or blaming the subject of the action.

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