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Old 06-Mar-2004, 20:08
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Default Re: passive voice

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Originally Posted by donnahernandez3
How do I get this out of the passive voice? I have gotten all the rest out be this one.

....the duties and responsibilites reserved soley for attorneys......

I have tried many things but it still goes in the passive voice. Help!
That really isn't the passive voice. "Reserved" is a past participle, used to introduce an adjectival participial phrase in that excerpt.
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