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Screenwriting

Passive Voice in Subordinate Clauses

If your script has a passive construction in a subordinate clause, not the main trunk of the sentence, is it OK to leave? I don't see why not.
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[nq:1]If your script has a passive construction in a subordinate clause, not the main trunk of the sentence, is it OK to leave? [/nq] Example? "Anybody can direct.

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  • [nq:1]If your script has a passive construction in a subordinate clause, not the main trunk of the sentence, is it OK to leave?
  • [/nq] Example?
  • "Anybody can direct.
  • " ?
  • Mel Brooks
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[nq:1]If your script has a passive construction in a subordinate clause, not the main trunk of the sentence, is it OK to leave? I don't see why not.[/nq]
Example?

"Anybody can direct. There are only 11 good writers." ? Mel Brooks
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