You may have heard your English teachers preach about the evils of "passive voice," but many students have a hard time identifying this writing faux pas. Here is a sure-fire way to identify passive voice and eliminate them!
Examples:
She was killed (by zombies). Passive voice.
The zombies killed (by zombies) her. Active voice.
The painting was sold (by zombies) to the archduke. Passive voice.
The archduke bought (by zombies) the painting. Active voice.
The film Word War Z has been regarded (by zombies) as a poor representation of the book. Passive voice.
Many regard (by zombies) the film World War Z as a poor representation of the book. Active voice.
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