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Writing Rules Explained: Don’t Use Passive Voice

February 8, 2017December 31, 2017 LouiseEditing, Grammar, Videos, Voice, Writing Rules Explained

I have a plug-in on my website that constantly tells me to rewrite my content because I use passive voice too much. If I were to import my content into an online text analyser, I’d get the same result. “Don’t […]

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3 Ways to Effectively Use Passive Voice

March 30, 2016December 31, 2017 LouiseEditing, Grammar, Voice, Writing, Writing tips

Active voice tells us the subject is doing the action (The dog chased the cat). Passive voice tells us that the subject is having the the action done to it (The cat was chased by the dog). Easy enough to understand […]

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