Writing & Analysis · No. 40
Highlight passive constructions like was written and has been sent.
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The checker looks for a form of to be, such as is, was or has been, followed by a past participle, including more than 150 irregular verbs like written and taken. Each passive phrase is highlighted with a sentence-level percentage.
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