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Submitted by Jean-Guy Gauthier on May 3, 2022, at 9:53

Les exemples de phrases ternes présentés sont souvent des structures de style passif. En employant le style actif, les phrases apparaissent tout de suite plus vivantes. Ces phrases ternes reflètent souvent des traductions directes de l'anglais. En les évitant, on rend tout de suite le texte plus vivant (et plus français). Bonne journée.