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Active Sentences (Score:2)

by Theory (10) on 2002.09.25 18:02 (#13292) Homepage Journal

Here's another one:

Avoid passive sentences. Make your verbs active! Don't be afraid to let the subject of your sentence take action, even if in reality (whatever that is) it's an inert object.

Example: Instead of "That book was blowing my mind," try "That book blew my mind!"

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- Re:Active Sentences (Score:2)
  
  by vsergu (505)
  
  "Was blowing" is active. You're thinking of "My mind was blown by that book."
  - Re:Active Sentences (Score:2)
    
    by Theory (10)
    
    Good catch!
    
    David
- Re:Active Sentences (Score:1)
  
  by pdcawley (485)
  
  But always to be remembering that the passive voice has its place.
  
  Admittedly, that place is usually somewhere else...

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