Wednesday, March 5, 2008

The Writing Problems of Visual Thinkers -- Part 2

Many writers struggle to use active verbs and avoid the passive voice. For visual thinkers, however, the passive voice and "be" verbs seems to be a direct expression of a mode of non-verbal thinking.

5. Few active verbs
-- Passive voice. Unexplained appearances ("there is").

6. Overuse of "To Be"--Leading to imprecise verbs, passive voice. Nothing moves, changes, or
acts; everything "is."

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