What is the Passive Index and how do I edit passive verbs?
The Passive Index shows whether you have used too many passive verbs helps you decide how many you need to change into active verbs. Too many passive verbs make writing tedious and difficult to read. StyleWriter counts the number of passive verbs, divides them by the number of sentences and multiplies the result by 100 to give a Passive Index score. If you have too many passive verbs, change as many passive verbs as you can into active verbs. If you can keep your Passive Index below 20, you’re using a good, active writing style. If you can, write with the Passive Index below 10. Changing passive verbs to active verbs transforms your writing.
