Of course, I have already listed a few passive tense examples here.
But another two never hurt anyone.
“India is roamed my tigers,” barely make sense.
You say: Tigers roam India.
And it’s not: “The way to overcoming obstacles is found in the obstacle itself.”
Good-grief I can barely stand to write and read that sentence…
It makes me cringe.
You say: The Obstacle Is The Way.
The meeting is at seven!
The meeting is at seven!
The timid fellow writes The meeting will be held at seven o’clock because that somehow says to him, “Put it this way and people will believe you really know.” Purge this quisling thought! Don’t be a muggle! Throw back your shoulders, stick out your chin, and put that meeting in charge! Write Themeeting’s at seven. There, by God! Don’t you feel better?
-Stephen King, On Writing