Summary: This handout will explain the difference between active and passive voice in writing. It gives examples of both, and shows how to turn a passive sentence into an active one. Also, it explains how to decide when to choose passive voice instead of active.
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Because the subject does or "acts upon" the verb in such sentences, the sentences are said to be in the active voice. ... To change a sentence from active to passive voice, do the following: ... To change a passive voice sentence into an active voice sentence, simply reverse the steps shown above.
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In the active voice, the subject of the sentence is performing the action. In the passive voice, the subject is receiving the performed action. For example: I mowed the lawn. That is an example of active voice. The lawn was mowed by me. Tha...
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Choosing between Active and Passive Voice Verbs when Writin ... Usually, effective writing uses the active voice and shuns the passive. Nevertheless, some situations are awkward or inappropriate when expressed in the active voice. Certainly, these situations call for the passive voice.
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As positive statement is more concise than negative, and the active voice more concise than the passive, many of the examples given under Rules 11 and 12 illustrate this rule as well.
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If the subject is the agent or actor of the verb in a sentence, the verb is in the active voice. When the subject is the target of the action, it is said to be in the passive voice.
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The sentences below are written in the passive voice. Rewrite each sentence in the active voice; however, when the use of the passive voice is appropriate, write correct. ... "Sensing together" is meant by synesthesia, a combination of the Greek words syn (together) and aisthesis (sensation).
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Get Grammar Girl's take on active voice versus passive voice. Learn whether passive voice is always wrong, or if it is sometimes preferred to active voice. ... Active Voice Versus Passive Voice; Episode 46: March 25, 2007...
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