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12 Using Passive Voice

What Do You KnoW?

DISCUSS Look at the photo and read the caption. Discuss the questions.
1. What did you play with when you were a child? What do children play with today?
2. What do you think might cause headaches in children?
FInD the errorS This paragraph contains two errors with the passive voice. Find the
errors and correct them. Explain your corrections to a partner.

CAUSE-EFFECT PARAGRAPH

Headaches in Children

1 A surprising number of children as young as four or five suffer from headaches

regularly. There are a variety of factors that could be causing these headaches
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from stress to too much screen time. To have a better idea of the causes of a child’s
headaches, parents could try to keep a journal of when headaches occur. However,
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before getting too concerned, pediatricians suggest that parents try to make some simple
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changes. For example, some children’s headaches are caused by not getting enough
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sleep at night. Children who are still taken naps during the day may sleep better
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without them. Headaches can also occur when young children are not fed at regular
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intervals or are not gave enough water to drink. Pediatricians usually suggest that
parents try these changes before giving their children headache medication.

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