Common Sence Paragraph 1

Some writers have so confounded society with government as to leave little or no distinction between them; whereas they are not only different but have different origins. Society is produced by our wants, and government by our wickedness; the former promotes our happiness positively by uniting our affections, the latter negatively by restraining our vices. The one encourages [social] intercourse, the other creates distinctions. The first is a patron, the last a punisher.

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Common Sense Paragraph 1

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Include the helping verb and any adverbs between the helping verb and the participle.

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1. What is the main action word of the first sentence?

Some writers have so confounded society with government as to leave little or no distinction
between them

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The subject is - they -

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2. What is the antecedent of subject of the verb?

whereas they are not only different but have different origins.

 

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Do not use the - to be - verb. Is are was were. 

To revise to the active voice, revise it to make the object the actor of the verb.

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3. Society is produced by our wants, and government [is produced] by our wickedness. [Use the conjunction- and - to connect the two subject predicate pairs (Clauses).

 

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What promotes our happiness positively by uniting our affections

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4. What is the "former" in this clause?

the former promotes our happiness positively by uniting our affections

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What word joins the two clauses?

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5. What is the conjunction in this sentence?

Society is produced by our wants, and government by our wickedness

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