Navigate to the "Spelling & Grammar" tab. Then, under Grammar, click Settings and uncheck the Passive Sentences option. The misspelled word will be displayed in red ink.
Select File > Options > Proofing from the menu. Go to "writing style" and pick "grammar & style" when fixing spelling and grammar in Word. Then, click the settings option. Select "passive voice" from the "style" drop-down menu. Click "ok" on this dialogue box, then "ok" again. Now, whenever you edit a document that was previously saved in plain text format, you will be prompted to switch over to word processing mode. Start typing to go back into plain text mode.
Navigate to the File tab.
Check for spelling and grammar all at once. Click the term you wish to use under Suggestions, then click Change.
Begin by determining the verb in the phrase to avoid using passive voice and begin utilizing active voice. This will make it much easier to identify and avoid passive voice in your own work. The verb in the phrase is the action word, and it might be active or passive. For example, if you want to say that something is done to you, you can either use the passive voice or you can say that you are done by someone else.
In the passive voice, a subject is acted upon by a verb without changing its essential character. Subjects in the passive voice include recipients, perpetrators, causes, instruments, and results of actions. One common mistake with the passive voice is to omit the agent (the doer) entirely. This makes it difficult for the reader to understand who is doing what to whom. Another common error is to use the gerund instead of the present participle. The gerund is a noun formed from a verb, while the present participle is a verb itself. For example, you cannot write about the singing birds because there is no subject (they are not doing anything), but you could write about the birding experience because this is an activity being done to you.
The easiest way to avoid using passive voice is to try to use the simple past tense instead. For example, instead of saying That's how we stopped writing in passive voice, say We used to write in passive voice but now we always use the simple past tense.
Recognizing the Different Components of a Sentence Recognize the verb in the statement.
Avoid Using Passive Voice In Your Writing Avoid using the passive voice in your writing. It is often used when describing actions taken by multiple people or things, such as these two sentences: John passed his exam and Mary helped him study for it. In this case, both subjects performed the action of passing the exam, so they are active words. In order to change one sentence to the active voice, simply remove the subject and replace it with an active word such as "John took the exam" or "Mary gave him help." Active voice is easy to recognize because it uses the active form of verbs.
The passive voice is also used when someone or something is the recipient of the action. For example, "His book was awarded to the most deserving student." In this case, the student is the recipient of the award and thus remains in the passive voice. In order to change one sentence to the active voice, simply add the word "who" or "that" before the verb. "Who was awarded the book?" or "That student is worthy of an award."
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