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I bet if you transcribed normal, everyday speech you wouldn't find too many instances of passive voice, even by well-educated people who can understand it (i.e,
by a-priori 16y ago
I bet if you transcribed normal, everyday speech you wouldn't find too many instances of passive voice, even by well-educated people who can understand it (i.e, not the group they're talking about). It's just not something you encounter most of the time as an English speaker.
Everyone finds passive voice harder to understand. I wouldn't be surprised if people learn to parse the passive voice by first transforming it into its equivalent in the active voice.
- kscaldef 16y ago"My brother was hit by a car." "My grandfather was diagnosed with cancer." "The US was robbed of a goal in their match versus Slovenia." "I was spellbound by the movie."
- a-priori 16y agoYou're right, I take back what I said. There are everyday uses of the passive voice. Thanks for correcting me.