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"The United States was neutral until the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, leading them to enter the war." I'd say active is still better here.
by SamPatt 4y ago
"The United States was neutral until the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, leading them to enter the war."
I'd say active is still better here.
- suyjuris 4y agoI would disagree. This sentence is about the Unites States, not Japan, and the use of passive voice reflects that.
- selfmodruntime 4y agoThis is disingenuous. Removing the bad actor in this sentence removed part of the cause for the effect. Not an attack happened, a japanese attack happened.
- suyjuris 4y agoI you feel that the actor is an important part of the sentence, you can include it in passive voice as well: “However, it was attacked at Pearl Harbor by Japan, and then chose to enter the war.”