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Q&A Should I completely eliminate passive voice

"X was most likely to be electrocuted" doesn't have an actor, so that's fine as is. But if you have "many new things were done," tell us by whom, and what they did. While the 15x15 was pregna...

posted 9y ago by Lauren Ipsum‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-13T12:00:30Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T04:23:19Z (almost 5 years ago)
"X was most likely to be electrocuted" doesn't have an actor, so that's fine as is.

But if you have "many new things were done," tell us by whom, and what they did.

> While the 15x15 was pregnant, the three-bys were busy building houses, the 9x9s dug latrines, and the lone [Whip-It](http://www.twistypuzzles.com/cgi-bin/puzzle.cgi?pkey=807) sat in the makeshift cage, wondering when his sentence would be carried out.

I'd say make the effort to remove passive voice whenever you can, and add detail, action, and movement in those spots.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2015-06-24T21:02:42Z (over 9 years ago)
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