Not exact matches
«Unlike
voice and text messaging, data usage is more
passive and it can be difficult for a customer to understand just how
much of their allowance they have used.
That's why they love the
passive voice so
much in addition to the use of weasel words.
Topics include commonly confused words, active and
passive voice, verb tenses, the dreaded semicolon, and
much more.
I've used both but prefer ProWritingAid for now because it also tells me what words I've repeated too
much in a chapter, when I dive into
passive voice, and other styling issues.
In this WMG Writer's Guide, Dean addresses the major challenges that lead to bad sales copy — including using
passive voice and too
much plot — and offers 32 examples from his own stories to illustrate his points.
But using car instead of driver, using
passive voice instead of active, works
much the same way; «pedestrian hit by car» has a very different ring than «driver hits pedestrian».
For as
much as the legal - writing academy rails against the
passive voice, few attorneys can distinguish a true
passive construction from a false positive.
● Ready a list of action verbs: Action verbs are important tools to have readily accessible because they vividly describe your actions and don't take up as
much space as
passive voice.
Try to avoid
passive voice as
much as you can when writing your computer science resume.
Be careful to avoid mistakes such as using the incorrect tense when describing work experiences, slipping into
passive voice, or too
much repetition.
To avoid repetition, we drop the «I» and make it implied so each sentence starts with a verb that sizzles and creates a
much stronger impression than
passive voice.