Comments on: Grammar-ease: Active voice versus passive voice

By: Lori Thatcher

Lori Thatcher — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:50:39 +0000

Great post! Simple, clear and easy to understand by me.

By: starbear

starbear — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:16:30 +0000

I am grateful and your post made simple sense!

By: Lisa Jackson

Lisa Jackson — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:55:51 +0000

Ah, yes, and here is the comedian in this bunch!

By: Lisa Jackson

Lisa Jackson — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:55:13 +0000

I believe consistency is always best whenever possible. However, it’s common to see a mix of passive and active in the same paragraphs. There are just times when passive voice works best – Chris’s examples above about when to use passive are helpful.

By: Lisa Jackson

Lisa Jackson — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:50:23 +0000

Glad you found it useful, and happy to have you as a follower.

By: Lisa Jackson

Lisa Jackson — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:49:37 +0000

Thank you, Chris.

By: Lisa Jackson

Lisa Jackson — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:48:27 +0000

You’re welcome.

By: Lisa Jackson

Lisa Jackson — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:47:28 +0000

that’s the goal

By: Huffygirl

Huffygirl — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 11:55:40 +0000

This post was read. Information was assimilated. Thanks are offered by me.

By: ES

ES — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 05:14:08 +0000

Sometimes I find myself using active voice and passive voice in the same paragraph, or different paragraphs in the same article. Is this ok, or do we need to maintain consistency throughout the article?