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Passive voice misuse?
"It is obviously done in this way."
"Obviously, it is done in this way."
"They are not properly introduced."
"They are not introduced properly."
I am trying out Grammarly and apparently it marks all sentences like these as "passive voice misuse". When I remove adverbs, the message disappears. It is a false alarm, isn't it? Are all of these sentences correct?
2018년 6월 13일 오후 2:25
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This is stylistic advice instead of grammar advice. In America, teachers often tell students to avoid the passive voice when writing--they say it makes your writing sound weaker, and it often results in longer sentences. Several of my teachers would deduct points for passive sentences. Since many teachers do that, and Grammarly is often used by students, Grammarly tags those sentences. So yes, the sentences are grammatically correct English, but many teachers would tell you to avoid them in writing anyway.
2018년 6월 13일
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Hello,
for me the first two are fine. However, the second two I'd rather say:
They have not been properly introduced
They have not been introduced properly
but it may depend on the context.
Grammarly can be helpful, but just be careful - as you have found out, they are not 100% correct all the time!
Hope this helps,
best wishes,
Annie
2018년 6월 13일
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All are correct, must be the app bug.
2018년 6월 13일
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Alexander
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