Passive voice, run-on sentences, and adverb overuse aren't automatically wrong, but flagging them helps writers make a deliberate choice rather than falling into a habit unconsciously. This tool scans your text for common markers of each — passive voice patterns like "was written" or "has been decided", sentences over 25 words, and words ending in -ly — and highlights them directly in the text.
Passive voice detection here uses common pattern matching (a form of "to be" followed by a past participle) rather than true grammatical parsing, so it will occasionally flag a false positive or miss an unusual passive construction — treat the highlights as a prompt to review, not an absolute rule.
Cutting back on all three tends to make writing feel more direct and easier to follow, though there are always legitimate reasons to use passive voice, a long sentence, or an adverb — the goal here is awareness, not a hard rule to follow blindly.
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Frequently asked questions
Is every highlighted phrase actually wrong?
No — this is pattern-based detection, not a grammar engine, so review each highlight in context rather than treating it as an automatic error.
Why flag adverbs specifically?
Overusing -ly adverbs (like "quickly", "very", "really") is a common sign that a stronger, more specific verb or adjective could replace the adverb-plus-weak-word combination.