Sprint 23 · Chapter 4

Keeping The Subject Across A Paragraph

Use the passive to keep the same subject across several sentences, the main reason academic writing uses it.

1. 1What Is This Paragraph About?
2. 2The Passive Holds the Topic Still
3. 3Holds the Topic, or Just Passive
4. 4Hold the Subject
5. 5Convert to Hold the Topic
6. 6Four Sentences, One Topic
7. 7Why Not Active