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I made a mistake in calculating your taxes.

I made a mistake in calculating your taxes. A mistake was made in calculating your taxes. A mistake was made in calculating your taxes. The IRS will probably send you a letter. You will probably be sent a letter (by the IRS). Or A letter will probably be sent to you (by the IRS).

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I made a mistake in calculating your taxes.

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  1. I made a mistake in calculating your taxes.

  2. A mistake was made in calculating your taxes.

  3. A mistake was made in calculating your taxes.

  4. The IRS will probably send you a letter.

  5. You will probably be sent a letter (by the IRS). Or A letter will probably be sent to you (by the IRS).

  6. The IRS will, no doubt, audit you.

  7. You will, no doubt, be audited.

  8. You can give the IRS agent my name.

  9. The IRS agent can be given my name. Or My name can be given to the IRS agent.

  10. Passive voice can come in handy when you are trying to make a smooth transition from a previous sentence. In general, you want to start the second sentence with information that is already known and then link that known information to new information in the following sentence. Passive voice can help a writer maintain that known-new expectation.

  11. Use passive voice to revise the following to maintain the known-new contract. The Gateway Arch at the edge of the Mississippi in St. Louis is the world’s tallest monument. Eero Saarinen designed the stainless steel structure that commemorates the Westward Movement.

  12. The Gateway Arch at the edge of the Mississippi in St. Louis is the world’s tallest monument. The stainless steel structure that commemorates the Westward Movement was designed by Eero Saarinen.

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