Is Grammar Necessary? The (Passive) Voice From The Past

Professor Baker:

Is grammar necessary? It's an old question, and if a glance is taken, quite casually, at the textbooks on the market nowadays, there would be a unanimous verdict: Grammar is necessary.

Our textbooks are full of grammar, our readers are full of grammar. Thus, grammar is necessary. Case closed. Grammar is necessary.

Even the passive voice, it's necessary, despite those who would try to live without it. I mean, try being born without the passive voice. Which phrase feels more comfortable to you?

1. I was born in (year). - Passive Voice
or
2. My mother gave birth to me in (year). - Active Voice

Posted by Jim Zellmer at July 6, 2013 12:48 AM
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