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PASSIVE VOICE IS A FORM OF THE VERB BE + PAST PARTICIPLE: CARS ARE INSPECTED EVERY YEAR..
MY CAR WAS INSPECTED BY THE MECHANIC IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.
JOE´S CAR WILL BE INSPECTED TOMORROW.
BY THE ENDOF DECEMBER, ALL CARS WILL BE HAVE BEEN INSPECTED.
IF YOU CAR HASN´T BEEN INSPECTED BY THE END OF THE YEAR, WILL PAY A FINE.



GRAPHS, CHARTS, AND TABLES CAN GIVE UN SPECIFIC INFORMATION WHICHIS NOT IN A TEXT. THEY CAN ALSO GIVE US A VISUAL SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT INFORMATION IN A TEXT, ESPECIALLY STATICS AN FIGURES. WE CAN ALSO USE THEM TO INFER INFORMATION.


HAVE TO- ALMOST DEFINITELYTRUE: THERE´S SOMEONE AT THE DOOR. IT HAS TO BE MY SISTER BECAUSE SHE SAID SHE WAS COMING OVER.
MUST- ALMOST DEFINITELY TRUE: IT´S 3:00 P.M AND YOU HAVEN´T EATEN ALL DAY. YOU MUST BE HUNGRY.
MUSTNOT- ALMOST DEFINITELY NOT TRUE: YOU DIDN´T EAT YOUR FINISH. YOU MOST NOT LIKE IT.
MIGHT/MAY- A POSIBILITY: BRAD ISN´T HERE. HE MIGHT/MAY BE SICK.
COULD- A POSIBILITY: THE PHONE IS RINGING. IT COULD BEMY BOOS.
COULDN´T/CANT- A DEFINITE IMPOSIBILITY: IT COULDN´T/CAN BE YOUR BOSS. HE´S IN A MEETING.






DEMOSTRATIVE PRONOUNS CAN REFER TO ONE SPECIFIC WORD IN A SENTENCE, OR THEY CAN REFERTO A WHOLE IDEA: THE OCEANS ARE RISING. THIS MEANS THET COATAL CITIES MAY BE FLOODED THE FUTURE. IN THE SENTENCE ABOE, THIS REFERS TO THE WHOLE PREVIOUS SENTENCE- THE FACT THAT THE OCEANS ARE RISING.WRITERS OFTEN USE SYNONYMS (WORDS THAT HAVE THE SAME OR A SIMILAR MEANING) TO AVOID REPEATING THE SAME WORD AND TO GIVE VARIETY TO THEIR TEXTS. YOU CAN INCREASE YOUR VOCABULARY IF YOU LEARN TORECOGNIZE SYNONYMS IN TEXTS.




WRITERS OFTEN USE SYNONYMS TO REFER TO A THING OR AN IDEA IN A TEXT. THIS GIVES THE TEXT COHESION, WHICH MEANS THAT IDEAS ARE CLEARY RELATED TO EACH OTHER: THERE IS ALOT OF AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURING IN DETROIT. THE AUTO INDUSTRY PROVIDES THOUSANDS OF JOBS IN THAT AREA.


EVERY PARAGRAPH HAS A MAIN IDEA. THE MAIN IDEA SUPPORTED EXPLAINED IN SENTENCES WHICH GIVE...