Writing in passive sentences is a bad habit that threatens to rob your copy of its spark. But what are passive sentences?<\/p>\n
Well, a passive sentence is generally where the object of the sentence is placed before the subject.<\/p>\n
Too technical? Don\u2019t worry because these two examples demonstrate the point perfectly:<\/p>\n
Example One<\/strong><\/p>\n A lot of study will be done by you. (Passive)<\/p>\n You will do a lot of study. (Active)<\/p>\n Example Two<\/strong><\/p>\n The mat was sat on by the cat. (Passive)<\/p>\n The cat sat on the mat. (Active)<\/p>\n Notice how the passive forms create considerably less impact than their active counterparts?<\/p>\n Now, don\u2019t get me wrong, I\u2019m not saying that I\u2019m perfect and have never written a passive sentence in my life. Of course, I have\u2026<\/p>\n Sometimes they even serve a purpose like when you are trying to adopt an old-fashioned tone to your writing.<\/p>\n Generally-speaking, however, they tend to make your copy sound dull, flat and uninteresting.<\/p>\n Why not take a moment now to look at the last thing you wrote? You never know, your writing could already be free from the curse of passive sentences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Writing in passive sentences is a bad habit that threatens to rob your copy of its spark. But what are …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":539,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[16,7,6],"yoast_head":"\n