ACtive and Passive Voice.
I am non-native English speaker, and I always have trouble with the topic 'active and passive voice'. I read somewhere(can't remember which article or book) that it is suggested to use active voice and avoid passive voice if possible, but I can't help myself from using passive voice sometimes.
My latest problem that is related to this particular topic is whether to use 'That was one another thing he liked about her' or 'He liked that one another thing about her'. Personally, I prefer the former, but Microsoft word keeps suggesting I change it to the latter. If I leave it as it is will the readers find it strange or weird?
Another example is, 'He had more pressing concerns' and 'He had concerns that are more pressing'. Once again, I prefer the former. What should I use in this situation?
The last question, is the suggestion in first paragraph true? If yes, why?
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tinku92 That was one an other thing he liked about her. Active. tinku92 He liked that one an other thing about her.
- tinku92 That was one an other thing he liked about her.
- Active.
- tinku92 He liked that one an other thing about her.
- Active.
- tinku92 He had more pressing concerns.
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tinku92That was oneanother thing he liked about her.
Active.
tinku92He liked that oneanother thing about her.
Active.
tinku92He had more pressing concerns.
Active.
tinku92He had concerns that are more pressing.
0Your sentence are not grammatical. The correct sentences are below. These are active voice sentences.
That was another thing he liked about her.
He liked one other thing about her.
Of the next two sentences (one corrected below), there is no difference in meaning. I prefer the first, since it is more compact. These are active voice sentences.
He had more pre
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