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Rule "Passive voice"

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Description:	Passive voice
	By default, this rule is not active in LanguageTool
Message:	The text seems to be in passive voice. To make the text clearer and easier to read, consider active voice.
Category:	Style (ID: STYLE)
Link:	https://languagetool.org/insights/post/what-is-passive-voice/
Tags:	[picky]
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	It is also thought that tests are satisfactory. On 31 May 2013, it was announced that Andorra intended to legislate for the... While it was previously thought that the heavier alkali metals also... While it was not always generally thought that the the tests are... It is long known that aquifers in areas as diverse as northern... ...guests made the confusion indescribable when it was found that scarcely anything of the costly building... It is disambiguated that text.
Correct sentences for comparison:	We think that tests are satisfactory. It is possible that the sky is blue. It are thought that the sky is blue. When it was put that clearly, I was at a loss for a response.
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ID:	PASSIVE_VOICE [1]
Version:	6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-18 22:33:07 +0200)