If the agent is expressed, it is typically separated from the act in question, thus requiring readers to make the link between doer and action rather than simply giving it to them.

Verb form: agent and action are adjacent Nominal form: agent and action are separated

1. The student wrote a good essay. 1.' The writing in the essay by the student was good.

2. No instructors required 25 page papers. 2.' No instructors had a requirement of a 25 page paper.

3. The union protested the fee increases. 3.' The protest of the fee increases came from the union.