English
Hierarchy:
Part:
Sentence
Scope:
POS
Regexp:
((be|being|been|is|are|was|were)_VB[A-Z]?( \w+_RB)? \w+_VBN)
Regexp Flags:
i
Regexp with Flags:
/((be|being|been|is|are|was|were)_VB[A-Z]?( \w+_RB)? \w+_VBN)/i
External References:
Description:
Many scholars promote turning passive voice into active voice.
The Columbia Guide to Standard American English (1993) stated that:
Active voice makes subjects do something (to something); passive voice permits subjects to have something done to them (by someone or something). Some argue that active voice is more muscular, direct, and succinct, passive voice flabbier, more indirect, and wordier. If you want your words to seem impersonal, indirect, and noncommittal, passive is the choice, but otherwise, active voice is almost invariably likely to prove more effective.[10]
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