- From: Lee Roberts <leeroberts@roserockdesign.com>
- Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 17:30:19 -0700
- To: <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
David, Great job pointing this out. You have a good concept there, however any connotation of the verb "to be" is passive. Therefore, the following verbs and connotations are passive: am is are was will be were have been has been had been can be could be be being been had have has do did does could should would Passive verbs are often preceded by helping verbs (is, am, are, were, was, been) or followed with by. Therefore, Active (this is passive because of the verb are) 1-C3 [1.3] All content and structure are [separate or separable from] available independently of presentation. Truly Active Voice Provided conventions separate the content and structure elements from the presentation elements. Active (this is passive because of the verb is) 2-C1 [2.1] Ensure that all of the functionality is operable at a minimum through a keyboard or a keyboard interface. Truly Active Voice All functionality operates from the keyboard or through a keyboard type interface. Active (this is passive because of the verb are) 4-C2 [5.2] Ensure that technologies relied upon by the content are declared and widely available. Truly Active Voice The content relies upon declared and widely available technologies. Each of the adaptations noted above rely upon the active voice of verbs without the use of "to be" verbs. "To be" verbs cause ambiguity and therefore cause passivity in the message relayed through the sentence. Either the subject acts upon the object in present time or in the past. Lee
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