14 Answered Questions for the topic Passive Voice
When should I avoid the passive voice? When might I use it?
An opinion exists that overusing of the passive voice can make writing harder for reading and understanding. Is it true for all kinds of writing? How to follow this advice without overemphasizing...
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Passive Voice Grammar
07/29/19
What is the passive voice of "She quits her teaching job in school"?
What will be the passive voice for "She quits her teaching job in school"? I have come up with "The teaching job in school is quit by her," but somehow it's not sounding correct. Is it fine?
06/23/19
How can I reliably and accurately identify the passive voice in writing or speech?
How can I *reliably* and *accurately* identify the passive voice in writing or speech? I'm not interested in advice about whether or not to use it yet... I just want to know for sure what it is, so...
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Passive form - The exact difference between を and が?
I've seen this question asked before, but i feel the answer didn't quite answer all my questions, so here goes.
Now, I am rather sure that this:
>ケーキが食べられた
Means:
>The cake was eaten. (by...
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04/29/19
Meaning of volitional passive form?
> お姉ちゃんに何を**言われようが**、まる子はウキウキ気分なのであった。
> What was said by her sister ???? but, Maruko felt cheerful.
I can't think of any way in which something which is passive can also be volitional. How...
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04/26/19
When to use passive and active voice?
When is it better to use **passive** voice in writing and speech?
When is it better to use **active** voice in writing and speech?
Difference between passive form and てある?
I'm confused about the difference between the passive form and the てある form.
> 飲み物はもう**買ってあります**。
> The drinks have already been bought.
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> 飲み物はもう**買われました**。
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> The drinks...
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Is it recommended to use "we" in research papers?
Is it recommended to use "we" in research papers? If not, should I always use passive voice?
Style Question: Use of "we" vs. "I" vs. passive voice in a dissertation?
As I'm not a native speaker and just finishing my dissertation in Computer Science, I wonder what style I should be using.In German (my native tongue) most dissertations, school-books and...
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03/16/19
Why use "of" in the phrase "delivered of a baby"?
With all the "Royal baby" craze comes something that really confuses me. All the news media used pretty much the same sentence to make the announcement: > The Duchess of Cambridge has been...
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Is using passive voice "bad form"?
Whenever I create a document in Microsoft Word, it complains about a lot of my sentences being in passive voice. But, when I read that sentence aloud, it sounds fine to me. I am not sure if it is...
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03/14/19
Is using passive voice "bad form"?
Whenever I create a document in Microsoft Word, it complains about a lot of my sentences being in passive voice. But, when I read that sentence aloud, it sounds fine to me. I am not sure if it is...
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When to use passive and active voice?
When is it better to use **passive** voice in writing and speech? When is it better to use **active** voice in writing and speech?
03/28/17
When do or don't I use passive voice?
Hello all,
First to clarify: I am a non native speaker and I am writing my graduation paper in English.
I have come to the conclusion (as Word 2016 suddenly comments on my writing) that I have...
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