Books upon books of writing advice and semester after semester of writing class have taught most of us one thing about the passive voice: always replace them with the active form whenever possible. It’s for good reason, too.
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How To Use The Passive Voice Correctly
Monday, November 2nd, 2009Writing In Better Detail Using The Active Voice
Friday, May 15th, 2009You’ve probably heard that verbs can always have two voices, the choice of which will depend on you as the writer. If the subject of your sentence is the one performing the action, then your verbs will be active. Should your subjects be the receiver of the action, the verbs will be passive.














