Passive reverses the position of the subject (the doer) and the object (the thing that is acted on).
It’s important to actually learn your grammar. The fact is, they’re quite capable of missing passive voice, and they’re quite capable of missing real grammatical errors, or identifying correct sentences as being incorrect. They can help, but they can also be a real pain in parts of the anatomy I will not mention here. Not necessarily – “to be” is sometimes, but not always, passive voice. When You See a Form Of “To Be,” It’s Passive Voice There are even times when it’s absolutely necessary.
No, no, no, and absolutely no! Using passive voice is not wrong. This is the worst one, and the thought that many believe this is already turning me into a werewolf. I’m willing to sacrifice the monster coming out so you can rid yourself of these passive voice falsehoods. Before we show how to identify passive voice, let’s dispel a few myths that make yours truly turn into a hairy, clawed monster every time they’re repeated.
