Monday, October 6, 2014

Passive Voice

"Avoid the passive voice!" they say,
"Let not it touch your lips!"
Say not, "These chips were ate by who?"
But say, "Who ate these chips?"

Do not say, "Mistakes were made."
Announce, "'Twas Jim who did it!"
For active voice subject demands
And boy, look at Jim fidget

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