Comments for HistoryProfessor.Org http://historyprofessor.org Zachary Schrag's Guidelines for History Students Sat, 28 Apr 2012 01:22:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Why I Discourage the Passive Voice by Zachary Schrag http://historyprofessor.org/2012/03/25/why-i-discourage-the-passive-voice/#comment-222 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 01:22:33 +0000 http://historyprofessor.org/?p=424#comment-222 Thanks for these questions.

“One” is not the issue. “One of the army units” is a human subject. “One of the massacres” is not. And yes, “had been killed” is passive. We are discussing voice, not tense.

]]> Comment on Why I Discourage the Passive Voice by Jim Miles http://historyprofessor.org/2012/03/25/why-i-discourage-the-passive-voice/#comment-220 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 02:01:26 +0000 http://historyprofessor.org/?p=424#comment-220 Is not “one” the subject?

And the past definite “had been killed” is passive…?

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