Comments on: Recognizing Passive Voice

By: Evasive speech and the passive voice | linguischtick

Evasive speech and the passive voice | linguischtick — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 19:48:46 +0000

[...] you’re still a little uncertain about what a passive looks like, this wordpress post does a nice job of explaining it. And since they were so kind in bringing readers my way, I feel [...]

By: Weekly Writing Challenge: Listen to the Voices in Your Head | Footie Network

Fri, 24 Aug 2012 18:19:39 +0000

[...] his wonderfully clear description of recognizing the passive voice in your writing has already been read by you,* because it’s time for the pop quiz. For this week’s [...]

By: pros write

pros write — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 16:17:45 +0000

Hi, Karen. For me, what you’re promoting is “conciseness.” Check out the video tutorial at http://proswrite.com/2012/07/28/the-video-tutorial-on-word-choice-2/ and recommend it to your writers if you like it.

By: afterthekidsleave

afterthekidsleave — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:03:51 +0000

I’m an editor, and this is one of my most common headaches: so-called “professional writers” who can’t seem to write in the active voice to save their tormented souls. I emphasize it in our style guide, I emphasize it during briefings, I emphasize it when writers hand stuff in…and still I spend about 50% of my time weeding out passive and expletive constructions (“there is/there are”–just as passive, and even more irritating).

Phew. Okay. Deep breath. The thing is, passive constructions aren’t inherently evil–they do have their uses–but too many of them create a bog of unwieldy text that readers must slog through. Keep sentences crisp, clean, and active. Trust me–we’ll both be happier!

–Karen

By: petpost

petpost — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 07:02:12 +0000

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By: rajehn27

rajehn27 — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 03:51:38 +0000

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By: Norman Cooper

Norman Cooper — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 20:04:47 +0000

Thank you!

By: docauntjane

docauntjane — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 19:54:29 +0000

It should be WHOM, Norman. For an easy test, mentally isolate the subordinate clause and then look for the subject-verb-object pattern: who they have annihilated.
Subject = they
Verb= have annihilated
Object = WHOM (They have…him, whom)

By: pollywollydoodlepip

pollywollydoodlepip — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 19:50:29 +0000

This explanation is so interesting to me. My schooling was limited. I will watch and learn.

By: docauntjane

docauntjane — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 19:47:04 +0000

James, unfortunately you’ve created a comma splice in the above sentence. There should be either a period or a semicolon after “difference.”