Question about grammar...

[Ghoulish Delight]

One of the things that seem to pop up most frequently is that passive sentences seem to be universally frowned upon

For starters, Word's probably catching this one. "Passive sentences" is the subject of the clause at the end*, while there is an implied object that is the actor the verb "frowned".

Is there a better way to say it? There are definitely alternate ways, though in this case that use may be preferable from the standpoint that it's a common usage and you're likely trying to draw on the familiarity of it.






*subordinate clause. Geez, that was bugging me Strike that (oh wait, I just did). Re-read, and the first half of the sentence is actually subordinate.