1. Once upon a time ….

4. Once upon a time a walk in the woods was happening when a jump from behind a tree caused surprise!

6. In 1976, the recommendation of Congress that a revision of the copyright system should be carried out by the judiciary was to ensure extended protection would be the benefit of authors. In 1976, Congress recommended that the judiciary should revise the copyright system to ensure that authors would benefit from extended protection.

7. In 1976, Congress made the recommendation that the judiciary should carry out a revision of the copyright system to ensure that authors would have the benefit of extended protection.

8. In 1976, Congress recommended that the judiciary should revise the copyright system to ensure that authors would benefit from extended protection.

9. We should make the main characters in our sentences the subjects of verbs.

10. Understanding intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms involved in fatigue crack propagation is of more use than optimizing ceramic microstructures for fatigue resistance. Scientists / we / one should prioritize research into understanding intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms involved in fatigue crack propagation rather than researching ways to optimize ceramic microstructures for fatigue resistance. Research into intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms involved in fatigue crack propagation should be prioritized rather than researching ways to optimize ceramic microstructures for fatigue resistance.

11. FIXEDSubjectVerbObject MOVEABLECharacterAction----

12. Decisions about forcibly administering medication in an emergency room setting, despite the inability of an irrational patient to provide legal consent, is a decision doctors need to make on-scene.

13. In an emergency room, a doctor needs to decide on the scene whether to force medication on an irrational patient who is unable to provide legal consent.

14. Moving characters around with the passive voice

15. I found the money and then I took it to the police station. The money was found by me but it was returned by Fred.

16. Active verbalWe investigated why public offices were reducing the number of posts available to non-graduates. Active-nominalisedWe carried out an investigation into why public offices made reductions to the number of posts available to non- graduates. Passive nominalisedAn investigation was carried out into why reductions were made.

17. 1) Is it essential that your readers know the agent of the action? After a lengthy investigation Charles Hildrew was arrested for fraud.

18. 2) Would the active or passive help your readers to move through your text in the most helpful way?

19. Greek society has to decide whether it is prepared to make the adjustment necessary to survive in a globalized economy. The timeframe for overdue debt repayment, clear measures to enhance competitiveness and the amount of funds linked to progress in delivery of policy conditions will influence this decision. ACTIVE Greek society has to decide whether it is prepared to make the adjustment necessary to survive in a globalized economy. This decision will be influenced by the timeframe for overdue debt repayment; clear measures to enhance competitiveness; and the amount of funds linked to progress in delivery of policy conditions. PASSIVE

20. The difference between the integration approach and the assimilation approach lies in the perception of the immigrant’s identity and cannot be changed in the lifespan of one generation.

21. The sentence theme announcing the main character The difference between the integration approach and the assimilation approach …

22. The way a host community perceives an immigrant’s identity is determined by the community’s approach to multiculturalism. The community’s perception of an immigrant’s identity cannot be changed in the lifespan of one generation. The way immigrants perceive their identity depends on whether the host community adopts an integration or assimilation approach to multiculturalism. The immigrants’ perception of their identity cannot be changed in the lifespan of one generation.