Why using passive form 'in blogs/website-content' a bad idea?
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Is it really grammatically wrong to use passive voice while writing content for blogs or a particular website?
for instance
This is a paid service and can be bought with the deal by using the ABC option.
Is it wrong?
grammar passive-voice
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Is it really grammatically wrong to use passive voice while writing content for blogs or a particular website?
for instance
This is a paid service and can be bought with the deal by using the ABC option.
Is it wrong?
grammar passive-voice
asked 2 days ago
Sumit KumarSumit Kumar
1768
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Using a passive construction rather than its active voice equivalent is a stylistic choice, not a matter of right or wrong (grammaticality). There are numerous responses on this site to similar questions (for example: english.stackexchange.com/questions/32311/…) so you will find an answer to your question there . But I would be interested to know where you got the notion that the passive is to be avoided in blogs or web content.
– Shoe
2 days ago
My manager addresses passive form usage as grammatical errors
– Sumit Kumar
2 days ago
3
Then your manager is misinformed. The sentence you quote in your question is correct (grammatical) and is probably the better choice than its active equivalent (and you can buy it).
– Shoe
2 days ago
If any book tells you not to use the passive voice then it should be thrown away. If your manager tells you this (and won't listen to reason) then I guess you just have to do what you are told ("...and you can buy it with the deal by...").
– James Random
2 days ago
Generally the passive voice is considered to be less assertive, and hence in advertising and in, say, journalistic contexts where things are being asserted many "authorities" advise minimizing it's use. But there are many situations where the active voice would be awkward or non-idiomatic, so there is no practical way to avoid passive voice entirely.
– Hot Licks
2 days ago
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Is it really grammatically wrong to use passive voice while writing content for blogs or a particular website?
for instance
This is a paid service and can be bought with the deal by using the ABC option.
Is it wrong?
grammar passive-voice
asked 2 days ago
Sumit KumarSumit Kumar
1768
Is it really grammatically wrong to use passive voice while writing content for blogs or a particular website?
for instance
This is a paid service and can be bought with the deal by using the ABC option.
Is it wrong?
grammar passive-voice
grammar passive-voice
asked 2 days ago
Sumit KumarSumit Kumar
1768
asked 2 days ago
Sumit KumarSumit Kumar
1768
asked 2 days ago
Sumit KumarSumit Kumar
1768
asked 2 days ago
Sumit KumarSumit Kumar
1768
asked 2 days ago
Sumit KumarSumit Kumar
1768
1768
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Using a passive construction rather than its active voice equivalent is a stylistic choice, not a matter of right or wrong (grammaticality). There are numerous responses on this site to similar questions (for example: english.stackexchange.com/questions/32311/…) so you will find an answer to your question there . But I would be interested to know where you got the notion that the passive is to be avoided in blogs or web content.
– Shoe
2 days ago
My manager addresses passive form usage as grammatical errors
– Sumit Kumar
2 days ago
3
Then your manager is misinformed. The sentence you quote in your question is correct (grammatical) and is probably the better choice than its active equivalent (and you can buy it).
– Shoe
2 days ago
If any book tells you not to use the passive voice then it should be thrown away. If your manager tells you this (and won't listen to reason) then I guess you just have to do what you are told ("...and you can buy it with the deal by...").
– James Random
2 days ago
Generally the passive voice is considered to be less assertive, and hence in advertising and in, say, journalistic contexts where things are being asserted many "authorities" advise minimizing it's use. But there are many situations where the active voice would be awkward or non-idiomatic, so there is no practical way to avoid passive voice entirely.
– Hot Licks
2 days ago
add a comment |
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Using a passive construction rather than its active voice equivalent is a stylistic choice, not a matter of right or wrong (grammaticality). There are numerous responses on this site to similar questions (for example: english.stackexchange.com/questions/32311/…) so you will find an answer to your question there . But I would be interested to know where you got the notion that the passive is to be avoided in blogs or web content.
– Shoe
2 days ago
My manager addresses passive form usage as grammatical errors
– Sumit Kumar
2 days ago
3
Then your manager is misinformed. The sentence you quote in your question is correct (grammatical) and is probably the better choice than its active equivalent (and you can buy it).
– Shoe
2 days ago
If any book tells you not to use the passive voice then it should be thrown away. If your manager tells you this (and won't listen to reason) then I guess you just have to do what you are told ("...and you can buy it with the deal by...").
– James Random
2 days ago
Generally the passive voice is considered to be less assertive, and hence in advertising and in, say, journalistic contexts where things are being asserted many "authorities" advise minimizing it's use. But there are many situations where the active voice would be awkward or non-idiomatic, so there is no practical way to avoid passive voice entirely.
– Hot Licks
2 days ago
2
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Using a passive construction rather than its active voice equivalent is a stylistic choice, not a matter of right or wrong (grammaticality). There are numerous responses on this site to similar questions (for example: english.stackexchange.com/questions/32311/…) so you will find an answer to your question there . But I would be interested to know where you got the notion that the passive is to be avoided in blogs or web content.
– Shoe
2 days ago
Using a passive construction rather than its active voice equivalent is a stylistic choice, not a matter of right or wrong (grammaticality). There are numerous responses on this site to similar questions (for example: english.stackexchange.com/questions/32311/…) so you will find an answer to your question there . But I would be interested to know where you got the notion that the passive is to be avoided in blogs or web content.
– Shoe
2 days ago
My manager addresses passive form usage as grammatical errors
– Sumit Kumar
2 days ago
My manager addresses passive form usage as grammatical errors
– Sumit Kumar
2 days ago
3
3
Then your manager is misinformed. The sentence you quote in your question is correct (grammatical) and is probably the better choice than its active equivalent (and you can buy it).
– Shoe
2 days ago
Then your manager is misinformed. The sentence you quote in your question is correct (grammatical) and is probably the better choice than its active equivalent (and you can buy it).
– Shoe
2 days ago
If any book tells you not to use the passive voice then it should be thrown away. If your manager tells you this (and won't listen to reason) then I guess you just have to do what you are told ("...and you can buy it with the deal by...").
– James Random
2 days ago
If any book tells you not to use the passive voice then it should be thrown away. If your manager tells you this (and won't listen to reason) then I guess you just have to do what you are told ("...and you can buy it with the deal by...").
– James Random
2 days ago
Generally the passive voice is considered to be less assertive, and hence in advertising and in, say, journalistic contexts where things are being asserted many "authorities" advise minimizing it's use. But there are many situations where the active voice would be awkward or non-idiomatic, so there is no practical way to avoid passive voice entirely.
– Hot Licks
2 days ago
Generally the passive voice is considered to be less assertive, and hence in advertising and in, say, journalistic contexts where things are being asserted many "authorities" advise minimizing it's use. But there are many situations where the active voice would be awkward or non-idiomatic, so there is no practical way to avoid passive voice entirely.
– Hot Licks
2 days ago
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Using a passive construction rather than its active voice equivalent is a stylistic choice, not a matter of right or wrong (grammaticality). There are numerous responses on this site to similar questions (for example: english.stackexchange.com/questions/32311/…) so you will find an answer to your question there . But I would be interested to know where you got the notion that the passive is to be avoided in blogs or web content.
– Shoe
2 days ago
My manager addresses passive form usage as grammatical errors
– Sumit Kumar
2 days ago
3
Then your manager is misinformed. The sentence you quote in your question is correct (grammatical) and is probably the better choice than its active equivalent (and you can buy it).
– Shoe
2 days ago
If any book tells you not to use the passive voice then it should be thrown away. If your manager tells you this (and won't listen to reason) then I guess you just have to do what you are told ("...and you can buy it with the deal by...").
– James Random
2 days ago
Generally the passive voice is considered to be less assertive, and hence in advertising and in, say, journalistic contexts where things are being asserted many "authorities" advise minimizing it's use. But there are many situations where the active voice would be awkward or non-idiomatic, so there is no practical way to avoid passive voice entirely.
– Hot Licks
2 days ago