How Do I Check For Passive Voice On Mac For Word

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Last week’s post discussed the difference between active voice and passive voice. The steps below explain how to add passive voice to Microsoft Word’s grammar check and readability statistics.

How to Use the Passive Voice Checker in Word 2013. The steps in this article were performed in Microsoft Word 2013. Once you have completed this guide, Microsoft Word will check for passive voice usage when you run the grammar checker. If you would like to stop checking for passive voice in Word 2013, then you can simply choose to uncheck the. Click on the bio hazard symbol (☣) on the left to summon the zombies. The phrase 'by zombies' will be inserted (by zombies!) next to the transitive verb in the sentence list above. If the new sentence reads clearly as the zombies doing the action, the sentence is written in passive voice.

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This handout will explain the difference between active and passive voice in writing. It gives examples of both, and shows how to turn a passive sentence into an active one. Also, it explains how to decide when to choose passive voice instead of active. INK Passive Voice Checker can help check for passive voice in your writings. Main Takeaways: In passive sentences, the subject undergoes the action of the verb. The verb 'to be' and the past participle are required to form a passive sentence. Writing in the passive voice raises the issue of meaning and clarity.

This tutorial is also available as a YouTube video showing all the steps in real time.

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The images below are from Word 2013; however, these steps will work for Word 2019, Word 2016, and Word 2010.

For images from Word 2016, visit “How to Use the Passive Voice Tool in Word 2016.”

1. Select the File tab.

2. Select Options on the left-hand side of the Backstage view.

3. Select Proofing in the Word Options window.

4. Select Show readability statistics in the When correcting spelling and grammar in Word section.

5. Select Settings.

6. Select Passive sentences in the Grammar Settings window.

7. Click OK.

8. Select Recheck Document in the Word Options window if the document is already in progress. (This step isn’t necessary for blank documents.)

9. Select OK.

When you’re ready to run a grammar check:

10. Select the Review tab.

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11. Select Spelling & Grammar.

12. Change or ignore the results of your grammar check.

13. Review your passive sentence percentage in the Readability Statistics window. (This window won’t appear until you complete the grammar check.)

14. Select OK.

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And now you know if your writing leans toward passivity or activity!