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Here is the classic example of the passive voice: The ball was hit by the boy. This is fine if the ball is more important than the boy. If not, then change it: The boy hit the ball. The main objection to the passive is that it takes slightly more effort to parse.
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Active - The boy hit the ball.; Passive - The ball was hit by the boy.; If you take care of the verb to be (See Writing Tip #5) you will be using active voice more often. (Notice was in the example.); Active voice is stronger and moves the action along.
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The Spurs ball boys and fans are notoriously sly when it comes to returning the ball to the opposition as Robert Pires can also attest to. ...
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Ballboy Hit In Face At Australian Open For those of you who aren't aware of it - and why would you be - the Australian Open is going on right now down under. I know tennis currently ... Tennis, Player News / Analysis, Tournament, Australian Open 2009, Ballboy hit in face, ball to the face, ballboy hit in face with tennis...
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Griffin Cox of Glen Ellyn stood with his team in the front row near the third-base line during batting practice June 4 when the ball hit him just above his right temple. ... But even after trainers checked Griffin's vision and did other tests, Kemp ran the boy up to the first aid station, just for good measure.
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Hundreds of people filled O'Donold's Pub and Grill in Niles Sunday afternoon with one special little boy in mind. Luke Holko has been recovering in an Akron Hospital, since he was struck by a line drive foul ball at a Mahoning Valley Scrappers game at the beginning of this month.
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A 7-year-old Frankfort boy whose skull was fractured by a foul ball during a Chicago Cubs game last week is out of intensive care at Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago. His father, Peter DiAngi, says young Dominic DiAngi took his first steps Sunday since suffering the injury.
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Grandma hit by ball ... Boy gets hit in the head with a basket ball LOL ... AFL Player Hit By Ball in Interview...
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