Add to ORKGSome of us recall when our grammar teachers admon- ished against using the passive voice. However, voice is a stylistic choice, not a rule of grammar. This column explains why the active voice generally is preferred. The next column will discuss when the passive voice may be the better choice (to be published in the May issue of The Colorado Lawyer). Once we understand the passive, we can make more informed decisions about its use
In this article the passive voice, its use and stylistic diff erence it makes within a sentence have...
In this article the passive voice, its use and stylistic diff erence it makes within a sentence have...
In this article the passive voice, its use and stylistic diff erence it makes within a sentence have...
Some of us recall when our grammar teachers admon- ished against using the passive voice. However, v...
As professional writers, attorneys should understand and have command of two of “the worst writing w...
As professional writers, attorneys should understand and have command of two of “the worst writing w...
This instructional handout distinguishes the difference between active and passive voice in writing,...
[W]e can feed this mind of ours In a wise passiveness Expostulation & Reply by William Wordsworth...
[W]e can feed this mind of ours In a wise passiveness Expostulation & Reply by William Wordsworth...
The Passive Voice is an important issue of English grammar. First I am going to analyze the similia...
This instructional handout distinguishes the difference between active and passive voice in writing,...
This instructional handout distinguishes the difference between active and passive voice in writing,...
This final report describes the use of passive voice in the methodology chapter of the students’ fin...
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 1997The passive voice is typically thought to be wordy, i...
Passive voice is commonly preferred in certain genres such as academic essays and news reports, desp...
In this article the passive voice, its use and stylistic diff erence it makes within a sentence have...
In this article the passive voice, its use and stylistic diff erence it makes within a sentence have...
In this article the passive voice, its use and stylistic diff erence it makes within a sentence have...
Some of us recall when our grammar teachers admon- ished against using the passive voice. However, v...
As professional writers, attorneys should understand and have command of two of “the worst writing w...
As professional writers, attorneys should understand and have command of two of “the worst writing w...
This instructional handout distinguishes the difference between active and passive voice in writing,...
[W]e can feed this mind of ours In a wise passiveness Expostulation & Reply by William Wordsworth...
[W]e can feed this mind of ours In a wise passiveness Expostulation & Reply by William Wordsworth...
The Passive Voice is an important issue of English grammar. First I am going to analyze the similia...
This instructional handout distinguishes the difference between active and passive voice in writing,...
This instructional handout distinguishes the difference between active and passive voice in writing,...
This final report describes the use of passive voice in the methodology chapter of the students’ fin...
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 1997The passive voice is typically thought to be wordy, i...
Passive voice is commonly preferred in certain genres such as academic essays and news reports, desp...
In this article the passive voice, its use and stylistic diff erence it makes within a sentence have...
In this article the passive voice, its use and stylistic diff erence it makes within a sentence have...
In this article the passive voice, its use and stylistic diff erence it makes within a sentence have...