Grammarly says that I have passive voice misuse. What is the issue?
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Grammarly says that I have passive voice misuse.
If I had been asked how the real love looks like, I would have answered- this way.
What is the issue?
passive-voice grammar-checker
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Grammarly says that I have passive voice misuse.
If I had been asked how the real love looks like, I would have answered- this way.
What is the issue?
passive-voice grammar-checker
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You should ignore Grammarly when it tells you that something you wrote has "passive voice misuse" as a problem. Grammarly doesn't even know what the passive voice is.
– sumelic
Mar 19 at 14:15
Thank You very much! I was afraid, maybe my sentence would sound weird for native
– borikl
Mar 19 at 14:19
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Well, there are a few things that don't sound right for me in that sentence, but they aren't related to "passive voice misuse". Although proofreading is off-topic for this site, I'll say that the main thing that I would change is the use of the definite article in "the real love". It should be "real love", no article. I also might replace "how" with "what".
– sumelic
Mar 19 at 14:24
Thank You! For Russian speakers, articles is a big trouble :( Always confuse them
– borikl
Mar 19 at 14:27
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A native speaker would in most cases be more likely to phrase your sentence as “If you asked me what true love looks like, I’d say, ‘Like this’” or “If you’d asked me what true love looks like, I’d have said, ‘Like this’”. That flows better and sounds more natural.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Mar 19 at 17:14
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Grammarly says that I have passive voice misuse.
If I had been asked how the real love looks like, I would have answered- this way.
What is the issue?
passive-voice grammar-checker
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Grammarly says that I have passive voice misuse.
If I had been asked how the real love looks like, I would have answered- this way.
What is the issue?
passive-voice grammar-checker
passive-voice grammar-checker
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You should ignore Grammarly when it tells you that something you wrote has "passive voice misuse" as a problem. Grammarly doesn't even know what the passive voice is.
– sumelic
Mar 19 at 14:15
Thank You very much! I was afraid, maybe my sentence would sound weird for native
– borikl
Mar 19 at 14:19
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Well, there are a few things that don't sound right for me in that sentence, but they aren't related to "passive voice misuse". Although proofreading is off-topic for this site, I'll say that the main thing that I would change is the use of the definite article in "the real love". It should be "real love", no article. I also might replace "how" with "what".
– sumelic
Mar 19 at 14:24
Thank You! For Russian speakers, articles is a big trouble :( Always confuse them
– borikl
Mar 19 at 14:27
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A native speaker would in most cases be more likely to phrase your sentence as “If you asked me what true love looks like, I’d say, ‘Like this’” or “If you’d asked me what true love looks like, I’d have said, ‘Like this’”. That flows better and sounds more natural.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Mar 19 at 17:14
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You should ignore Grammarly when it tells you that something you wrote has "passive voice misuse" as a problem. Grammarly doesn't even know what the passive voice is.
– sumelic
Mar 19 at 14:15
Thank You very much! I was afraid, maybe my sentence would sound weird for native
– borikl
Mar 19 at 14:19
2
Well, there are a few things that don't sound right for me in that sentence, but they aren't related to "passive voice misuse". Although proofreading is off-topic for this site, I'll say that the main thing that I would change is the use of the definite article in "the real love". It should be "real love", no article. I also might replace "how" with "what".
– sumelic
Mar 19 at 14:24
Thank You! For Russian speakers, articles is a big trouble :( Always confuse them
– borikl
Mar 19 at 14:27
1
A native speaker would in most cases be more likely to phrase your sentence as “If you asked me what true love looks like, I’d say, ‘Like this’” or “If you’d asked me what true love looks like, I’d have said, ‘Like this’”. That flows better and sounds more natural.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Mar 19 at 17:14
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You should ignore Grammarly when it tells you that something you wrote has "passive voice misuse" as a problem. Grammarly doesn't even know what the passive voice is.
– sumelic
Mar 19 at 14:15
You should ignore Grammarly when it tells you that something you wrote has "passive voice misuse" as a problem. Grammarly doesn't even know what the passive voice is.
– sumelic
Mar 19 at 14:15
Thank You very much! I was afraid, maybe my sentence would sound weird for native
– borikl
Mar 19 at 14:19
Thank You very much! I was afraid, maybe my sentence would sound weird for native
– borikl
Mar 19 at 14:19
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2
Well, there are a few things that don't sound right for me in that sentence, but they aren't related to "passive voice misuse". Although proofreading is off-topic for this site, I'll say that the main thing that I would change is the use of the definite article in "the real love". It should be "real love", no article. I also might replace "how" with "what".
– sumelic
Mar 19 at 14:24
Well, there are a few things that don't sound right for me in that sentence, but they aren't related to "passive voice misuse". Although proofreading is off-topic for this site, I'll say that the main thing that I would change is the use of the definite article in "the real love". It should be "real love", no article. I also might replace "how" with "what".
– sumelic
Mar 19 at 14:24
Thank You! For Russian speakers, articles is a big trouble :( Always confuse them
– borikl
Mar 19 at 14:27
Thank You! For Russian speakers, articles is a big trouble :( Always confuse them
– borikl
Mar 19 at 14:27
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A native speaker would in most cases be more likely to phrase your sentence as “If you asked me what true love looks like, I’d say, ‘Like this’” or “If you’d asked me what true love looks like, I’d have said, ‘Like this’”. That flows better and sounds more natural.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Mar 19 at 17:14
A native speaker would in most cases be more likely to phrase your sentence as “If you asked me what true love looks like, I’d say, ‘Like this’” or “If you’d asked me what true love looks like, I’d have said, ‘Like this’”. That flows better and sounds more natural.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Mar 19 at 17:14
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You should ignore Grammarly when it tells you that something you wrote has "passive voice misuse" as a problem. Grammarly doesn't even know what the passive voice is.
– sumelic
Mar 19 at 14:15
Thank You very much! I was afraid, maybe my sentence would sound weird for native
– borikl
Mar 19 at 14:19
2
Well, there are a few things that don't sound right for me in that sentence, but they aren't related to "passive voice misuse". Although proofreading is off-topic for this site, I'll say that the main thing that I would change is the use of the definite article in "the real love". It should be "real love", no article. I also might replace "how" with "what".
– sumelic
Mar 19 at 14:24
Thank You! For Russian speakers, articles is a big trouble :( Always confuse them
– borikl
Mar 19 at 14:27
1
A native speaker would in most cases be more likely to phrase your sentence as “If you asked me what true love looks like, I’d say, ‘Like this’” or “If you’d asked me what true love looks like, I’d have said, ‘Like this’”. That flows better and sounds more natural.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Mar 19 at 17:14