If you're having problems with passive voice in your manuscript, check out this article: Passive Voice. The article talks about five myths of passive voice.
1. Use of the passive voice constitutes as a grammatical error.
2. Any use of "to be" (in any form) constitutes as the passive voice
3. The passive voice always avoids the first person; if something is in first person ("I" or "we"), it's also in the active voice.
4. You should never use the passive voice.
5. I can rely on my grammar checker to catch the passive voice.
After the explanation as to why these are myths, the author goes in great detail explaining the passive voice.
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Thank you for the article. I'm going to check it out now. =]
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ReplyDeleteGreat article! Thanks! I struggle with passive voice because there are appropriate places to use it. I think the key, like everything else, is not overdoing it!
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ReplyDeleteGreat stuff! I don't have anything to share, but this is definitely helpful. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI don't have a link either, but I'm glad you shared those points. Most people think using the word "was" is passive, and that's not always the case. :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this. I get tired of being told that the use of "to be" as the verb is passive voice, ungrammatical or inherently wrong. As a writer, you need to choose why and how you say a thing a particular way--even passive voice.
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Interesting article. Thanks for the link.
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ReplyDeleteSynchronicity - my son's homework today had to do with active and passive voice.
headed there now! Thanks! I used the check on Word to see if my story is passive or not and am always surprised to find what isn't.
ReplyDeleteThis is great advice. Thanks for sharing!
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