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Black and Yellow Argiope (Argiope aurantia)
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Copyright © 2008
Robert Lord Zimlich
Bug Latin 101 – Passive Voice -
Argiope aurantia
Daphne (Bayfront Park), Baldwin County, Alabama, USA
May 14, 2008
Example: The dragonfly was eaten by the spider.
Libellula needhami eram edo per Argiope aurantia.
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Contributed by
Robert Lord Zimlich
on 2 September, 2008 - 9:12am
Last updated 29 December, 2009 - 9:23am
But the Romans really avoided the passive voice -
they loved those active verbs right at the end of the sentence - wham!
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john and jane balaban
, 2 September, 2008 - 9:50am
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Literary License
Literary license necessary to tell my story of dragonflies ... one day the predator, one day the predicate.
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Robert Lord Zimlich
, 2 September, 2008 - 9:55am
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