Vocabulary

[Mad-ox]

hi,

What is the difference between active and passive vocabulary?
Please give examples for your arguments.



m

[MikeNewYork]

hi,

What is the difference between active and passive vocabulary?
Please give examples for your arguments.



m

active vocabulary: all the words one normally uses in speech and writing + those words that one could use effectively in one's speech and writing

passive vocabulary: all the words that one doesn't and can't use effectively, but that one understands when someone else uses them

I don't know what type of examples you are looking for.

[curmudgeon]

hi,
What is the difference between active and passive vocabulary?
Please give examples for your arguments.
m

Here is a little handout

OWL at Purdue University: Printable Handouts:Active and Passive Voice

[MikeNewYork]

Here is a little handout

OWL at Purdue University: Printable Handouts:Active and Passive Voice

Have you had your coffee yet? He asked about active/passive vocabulary, not active/passive voice.

[Mad-ox]

thanks

[curmudgeon]

Have you had your coffee yet? He asked about active/passive vocabulary, not active/passive voice.

Ah, no coffee. but some humble pie.

[MikeNewYork]

thanks

You're welcome. What do you think?

[MikeNewYork]

Ah, no coffee. but some humble pie.

Whipped cream?