<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Tools on Refactoring English</title><link>https://refactoringenglish.com/tools/</link><description>Recent content in Tools on Refactoring English</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://refactoringenglish.com/tools/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Can You Spot the Passive Voice?</title><link>https://refactoringenglish.com/tools/recognize-passive-voice/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://refactoringenglish.com/tools/recognize-passive-voice/</guid><description>&lt;div class="container mt-5">
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 This exercise tests your ability to recognize
 &lt;a href="https://refactoringenglish.com/excerpts/passive-voice-considered-harmful/"
 >the passive voice&lt;/a
 >
 in the context of developing software.
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 &lt;p>For each sentence, click:&lt;/p>
 &lt;ul>
 &lt;li>
 &lt;strong>Active ⚡&lt;/strong> if the sentence has no passive voice
 (active voice only)
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 &lt;li>
 &lt;strong>Passive 😴&lt;/strong> if the sentence contains passive voice
 &lt;/li>
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 Start
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 id="sentence"
 class="lead fw-bold fs-4 mb-0 sample-text d-inline-block px-5 py-4 rounded"
 >&lt;/p>
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 &lt;p class="lead mb-0">Does this sentence contain passive voice?&lt;/p>
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 class="btn btn-danger btn-lg flex-grow-1 px-4 text-center"
 onclick="checkAnswer('passive')"
 data-bs-toggle="tooltip"
 data-bs-placement="bottom"
 title="Contains passive voice"
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 Passive 😴
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 class="btn btn-success btn-lg flex-grow-1 px-4 text-center"
 onclick="checkAnswer('active')"
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 title="No passive voice"
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 Active ⚡
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 Next Question
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