{"id":884,"date":"2021-08-06T11:55:59","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T11:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/?p=884"},"modified":"2024-08-27T05:33:37","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T05:33:37","slug":"what-is-passive-voice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/writing\/what-is-passive-voice","title":{"rendered":"What is the Passive Voice?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-content\" data-grid=\"col-8\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\">Did your instructor return your paper with \u201cPassive Voice!\u201d scrawled in the margin? It\u2019s a common complaint when it comes to students\u2019 writing\u2014but is it wrong?<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\">Passive voice is when the object of an action is the subject of the sentence. A simple concept that is a favorite professorial nit to pick. 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