Get your writing’s passive voice report card.
Paste your text below. Every passive construction is marked in place, each with a rewrite hint — and your prose is graded A to F, instantly and privately.
The Writing Report Card
Voice Assessment
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Ref: PVD · graded by rule, not by cloud
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Findings and rewrite hints appear here.
Rule-based, transparent, and honest about it.
1 · It reads your sentences
The detector splits your text into sentences and scans each one for the grammar of the passive voice: a form of “to be” (or “get”) followed by a past participle — “was approved,” “has been broken,” “got promoted.”
2 · It marks what it finds
Every match is highlighted in place. If a “by …” phrase names the actor — “was approved by the board” — the hint tells you exactly who should lead the rewritten sentence.
3 · It grades the whole
Your grade reflects the share of sentences that contain passive voice. Under 5% earns an A; most professional editors aim for under 10%. Some passive voice is fine — the grade tells you when it has taken over.
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What is passive voice — and when is it fine?
In an active sentence, the subject acts: “The board approved the report.” In a passive one, the subject is acted upon: “The report was approved by the board.” Passive voice isn’t an error — but it hides actors, adds words, and drains momentum when it becomes a habit. Read the full guide with examples, legitimate uses, and rewrite recipes: