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Police Procedural Grammar Worksheet

Read each item carefully. Use evidence from the sentences or passage where requested. In written responses, explain the grammatical effect as well as identifying the feature.

Passive voice and investigative focus

In active voice, the grammatical subject performs the action. In passive voice, the subject receives the action; the agent may be included in a by-phrase or omitted. Passive constructions can foreground evidence or procedure rather than the person responsible. For example: Active: “Harper logged the key.” Passive: “The key was logged by Harper.”

1.Classify each sentence as active or passive voice: (a) “The security footage was reviewed by Cooper.” (b) “Layla recorded the witness’s account.” (c) “The side entrance had been left unlocked.”

2.Rewrite this sentence in passive voice, keeping the original tense: “Harper photographed the footprints beside the theme park’s service gate.”

3.Rewrite this sentence in active voice, naming the agent as the subject: “The visitor log was checked by the duty manager before closing.”

Modality and degrees of certainty

Modal verbs communicate meanings such as probability, certainty, permission or obligation. Their meaning depends on the context: “must” can indicate a strong deduction or a requirement, while “might” commonly signals possibility.

4.For each sentence, identify the modal verb and describe what it conveys in context: (a) “The missing pass must be somewhere inside the staff area.” (b) “The camera might have captured the person who entered.” (c) “Investigators should preserve the original recording.”

5.Choose the modal verb that best completes each sentence and explain the meaning it conveys: (a) “Given the matching access records, the staff pass ______ belong to the person on the register.” Options: might / must. (b) “Evidence bags ______ be sealed and recorded according to procedure.” Options: could / must.

6.Write two original lines of dialogue for an investigator examining an incident at a theme park: one line must use a modal to express strong certainty, and the other must use a different modal to express possibility. Underline each modal and briefly state the meaning it conveys.

Apply your grammar analysis

Read the original case-note extract, then respond to the questions that follow.

7.Case note: “The arcade was closed to visitors at 8:40 pm. A damaged locker was discovered by the evening supervisor, and its contents were photographed. The master key could have been used to open it, although the access register may be incomplete. Further checks must be made before any conclusion is reached.” (a) Quote three passive constructions. (b) Identify two modal verbs and explain what each indicates about the investigators’ knowledge or actions.

8.Explain how passive voice and modality work together in the case note to shape its tone and purpose. Refer to at least one example of each feature, and discuss what the wording does—and does not—claim about responsibility or certainty.

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