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[Invoke] Google-fu / English grammar Gurus	by Yavine	2007-04-26 09:42:07
A sentence is in passive voice	by basher20	2007-04-26 10:34:24
if the verb acts on the subject. "The car was stolen" Subject is car. Active voice: "Someone has stolen the car" Subject is "someone", verb acts on direct object "car". I don't agree with style guides that try to minimze the use of the passive voice. Used appropriately, it indicates emphasis on the object being acted upon, rather than an unknown actor.
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True enough	by Yavine	2007-04-26 12:53:39

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