{"id":369,"date":"2022-08-26T12:33:53","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T12:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voxghostwriting.com\/blog\/?p=369"},"modified":"2022-08-26T12:33:53","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T12:33:53","slug":"why-might-a-writer-use-the-passive-voice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voxghostwriting.com\/blog\/why-might-a-writer-use-the-passive-voice\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Might A Writer Use The Passive Voice?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>It is common for writers to use the passive voice in order to make their writing sound more objective.<\/strong><\/em><span data-offset-key=\"cq8vm-42-0\"> The<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"cq8vm-43-0\"> passive<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"cq8vm-44-0\"> voice<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"cq8vm-45-0\"> is<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"cq8vm-46-0\"> often<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"cq8vm-47-0\"> used<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"cq8vm-48-0\"> in<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"cq8vm-49-0\"> scientific<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"cq8vm-50-0\"> writing<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"cq8vm-51-0\">,<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"cq8vm-52-0\"> as<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"cq8vm-53-0\"> well<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"cq8vm-54-0\"> as<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"cq8vm-55-0\"> in<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voxghostwriting.com\/business-book-ghostwriting-services\/\"><span data-offset-key=\"cq8vm-56-0\">business<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"cq8vm-57-0\"> and<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"cq8vm-58-0\"> technical<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"cq8vm-59-0\"> writing<\/span><\/a><span data-offset-key=\"cq8vm-60-0\">.<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"cq8vm-61-0\"> In<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"cq8vm-62-0\"> addition<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"cq8vm-63-0\">,<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"cq8vm-64-0\"> many<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"cq8vm-65-0\"> writers<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"cq8vm-66-0\"> feel<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"cq8vm-67-0\"> that<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"cq8vm-68-0\"> the<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"cq8vm-69-0\"> passive<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"cq8vm-70-0\"> voice<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"cq8vm-71-0\"> makes<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"cq8vm-72-0\"> their<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"cq8vm-73-0\"> writing<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"cq8vm-74-0\"> sound<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"cq8vm-75-0\"> more<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"cq8vm-76-0\"> formal<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"cq8vm-77-0\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-glossy fasc-rounded-medium fasc-ico-before dashicons-yes fasc-style-bold\" style=\"background-color: #33809e; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.voxghostwriting.com\/\">Hire GhostWriting Services Now!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is common for writers to use the passive voice in order to make their writing sound more objective. 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