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Jiminoregon Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Passive Voice
I'm not getting the idea of passive voice. I was hoping if someone can correct two examples within the paper I'm writing, it might make it more clear (so I can fix the other 20+). Here's the two sentences with the passive portions underlined:
1. CSR should be fundamentally conceived as a growth partnership between business, government, and civil society.
2. As a result, individuals within organizations are influenced by society and its traditions.
Thanks for your help.
Jim
1. CSR should be fundamentally conceived as a growth partnership between business, government, and civil society.
2. As a result, individuals within organizations are influenced by society and its traditions.
Thanks for your help.
Jim
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Hello, Jim—and welcome to English Forums. I see nothing wrong with your sentences if you wish to use passive voice.
- Hello, Jim—and welcome to English Forums.
- I see nothing wrong with your sentences if you wish to use passive voice.
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Hello, Jim—and welcome to English Forums.
I see nothing wrong with your sentences if you wish to use passive voice.
I see nothing wrong with your sentences if you wish to use passive voice.
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Thanks for your help. Are you saying that some use of the passive voice is ok in a research paper? If so, I'll just eliminate them where I can, so the paper isn't overloaded with them.
Jim
Jim
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There was a time when researchers strove hard to use only passive voice. I have an ornithologist friend who even writes down all his field notes in passive voice ("A coffee break was taken from 10 am to 11 am")—and his letters drive me nuts. Nowadays, however, style manuals suggest a more moderate approach to its use. There are reasons for using passive voice, but an 'overloaded' paper certainl
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