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| Passive | Active | |---------|--------| | The ball was hit by John. | John hit the ball. | | Mistakes were made. | I/We/They made mistakes. |

Delete every -ly word. Then see if the sentence loses meaning. If yes, replace the verb. 2.4 Hunt Down These Empty Phrases Cut these automatically: revising your prose for power and punch pdf

| Delete | Replace With | |--------|-------------| | In order to | to | | Due to the fact that | because | | At this point in time | now | | For the purpose of | for | | In spite of the fact that | although | | With the exception of | except | | The reason why is that | because | Look for is, are, was, were, be, being, been . Often they signal a weaker structure. | Passive | Active | |---------|--------| | The