Passive and active voice
In contrasting the two styles of writing, readership, structure and style will be considered.Grammarly keeps picking this up saying it is in passive voice but how ever I change it, the same thing happens. How would you change this sentence to active voice.
asked May 12 '12 at 09:05
Lesley millard
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Lesley millard
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1 answer 
Your sentence needs to have an "actor" -- who will consider readership, structure, and style?
In contrasting the two styles of writing, the student will consider readership, structure, and style.
In contrasting the two styles of writing, this paper will consider readership, structure, and style.
In contrasting the two styles of writing, the author will consider readership, structure, and style.
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answered May 12 '12 at 09:15
Jeff Pribyl
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Lesley, I will tell you beyond Pribyl's answer that using the passive voice is not a grammatical error but a stylistic difference. Sometimes passive is preferred. For your sentence, I like the active construction better.
– Tolley – May 12 '12 at 17:52 add comment