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]]> By: Beatrice Vargas https://writers.com/concise-writing#comment-355 Wed, 25 Nov 2020 17:43:08 +0000 http://writers.com/?p=8515#comment-355 In reply to Sean Glatch.

You’re welcome (and thanks for the awesome, but I’m just doing my job!)

]]> By: Sean Glatch https://writers.com/concise-writing#comment-352 Tue, 24 Nov 2020 18:44:47 +0000 http://writers.com/?p=8515#comment-352 In reply to Beatrice Vargas.

Thank you for pointing that out, Beatrice! I’ve updated that part of the article with better examples. You’re awesome!

]]> By: Beatrice Vargas https://writers.com/concise-writing#comment-348 Mon, 23 Nov 2020 16:44:55 +0000 http://writers.com/?p=8515#comment-348 “He was short” etc aren’t examples of the passive voice but standard subject/verb/complement sentences, in this case used as descriptions.

The passive always uses a second verb: subject/be in the correct form/past participle. “He was short-changed” for example.

Otherwise, a useful piece.

Bea (writer and English teacher!)

]]> By: Aleks Haecky https://writers.com/concise-writing#comment-331 Sat, 21 Nov 2020 20:34:05 +0000 http://writers.com/?p=8515#comment-331 Apologies, the correct link is: https://alekshaecky.github.io/concise_writing/

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