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Find the passive voice and the missing actor
Writing where things happen but nobody appears to do them.
Go through the text below and find every sentence where the actor is hidden. That includes: - Passive constructions: "mistakes were made", "it was decided" - Abstract subjects doing human things: "the process determined", "the data suggests" - "There is" and "it is" openings that bury the real subject For each, quote the sentence, name who or what is actually acting, and give an active rewrite. Then tell me which ones should stay passive. Passive voice is correct when the actor is unknown, irrelevant, or deliberately de-emphasised. Do not convert every instance on principle. Text:
Making it yours
- Paste your own material where the prompt asks for it. Everything above that line is instruction, not content.
- Delete any rule that does not apply to you. A shorter prompt that fits beats a thorough one that does not.
- If the answer comes back vague, add a line saying what you do not want. Constraints work better than encouragement.
Polish and final checks. Sentence-level style, proofreading, consistency and one last critique before it ships.
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