THE PASSIVE IN TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC WRITING
THE PASSIVE IN TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC WRITING

Summary/Abstract: Almost every discussion of technical or scientific style mentions the passive voice, usually as a stylistic evil to avoid. I have selected five kinds of passive structures for discussion here. Since I believe that the bias of the technical writing teacher is toward avoiding the passive voice, I have concentrated on the arguments that support the use of each of these five structures.

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