Passive voice score (lower is better)
is/are/was/were + past participle
been/being + past participle
get/got + past participle
📋 Passive sentences & suggested rewrites
📖 When passive voice is acceptable
- Scientific writing — focus on process, not agent ("The solution was heated to 80°C")
- Unknown agent — "The window was broken" (who broke it?)
- Object emphasis — "The Mona Lisa was painted by da Vinci" (focus on painting)