Comments on: Using “was” is passive writing, or is it? https://writersinthestormblog.com/2025/02/using-was-is-passive-writing-or-is-it/ A Blog On Writing Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:21 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Diana Stout https://writersinthestormblog.com/2025/02/using-was-is-passive-writing-or-is-it/#comment-169759 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:21 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=52863#comment-169759 In reply to Linda.

You're welcome! And, thanks for commenting.

]]> By: Diana Stout https://writersinthestormblog.com/2025/02/using-was-is-passive-writing-or-is-it/#comment-169758 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:04 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=52863#comment-169758 In reply to Lisa Norman.

Thanks, Lisa!!

You're right about the tools. I discovered with my students that once they could understand the why, they could master the basics and grow their writing quickly. Thanks for commenting.

]]> By: Linda https://writersinthestormblog.com/2025/02/using-was-is-passive-writing-or-is-it/#comment-169747 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 01:06:43 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=52863#comment-169747 This is a great explanation. Thank you for sharing your expertise!

]]> By: Lisa Norman https://writersinthestormblog.com/2025/02/using-was-is-passive-writing-or-is-it/#comment-169672 Fri, 14 Feb 2025 21:24:48 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=52863#comment-169672 I love how you spelled all of this out. Our grammar checking tools often don't see the nuances here, and this is a great example of how the writer using the writer's understanding of the nuances of the language will out perform basic tools. Thank you for this!

]]> By: Diana Stout https://writersinthestormblog.com/2025/02/using-was-is-passive-writing-or-is-it/#comment-169610 Mon, 10 Feb 2025 21:35:25 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=52863#comment-169610 In reply to Lucy Kubash.

Thank you for commenting, Lucy, and for continuing to be enthusiastic about my writing tips.

]]> By: Lucy Kubash https://writersinthestormblog.com/2025/02/using-was-is-passive-writing-or-is-it/#comment-169582 Sat, 08 Feb 2025 22:00:39 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=52863#comment-169582 I'm also printing this for future reference. Thank you for another great lesson for better writing.

]]> By: Diana Stout https://writersinthestormblog.com/2025/02/using-was-is-passive-writing-or-is-it/#comment-169578 Sat, 08 Feb 2025 17:10:29 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=52863#comment-169578 In reply to Theresa Hupp.

Thank you, Theresa. I, too, get irritated when I hear someone say that using "was" is passive writing. Even some of the grammar checkers say it, which is why no writer should accept these checkers as 100% percent correct.

I appreciate your comments! Happy writing.

]]> By: Theresa Hupp https://writersinthestormblog.com/2025/02/using-was-is-passive-writing-or-is-it/#comment-169567 Fri, 07 Feb 2025 19:02:41 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=52863#comment-169567 Thank you for this. I get so irritated when someone tells me "He was hiking" is passive voice. It might not be good writing, but it isn't passive. You've clarified active v. passive very well.

]]> By: Diana Stout https://writersinthestormblog.com/2025/02/using-was-is-passive-writing-or-is-it/#comment-169562 Fri, 07 Feb 2025 17:07:01 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=52863#comment-169562 In reply to Karen Cioffi.

Thank you! And, thank you for commenting, too. 🙂

]]> By: Diana Stout https://writersinthestormblog.com/2025/02/using-was-is-passive-writing-or-is-it/#comment-169560 Fri, 07 Feb 2025 17:06:11 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=52863#comment-169560 In reply to Mary Hagen.

You are so very welcome! Thank you for commenting.

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