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In active voice, the subject is performing the action. ... Why use active voice? ... Change the following sentences to active voice.
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www.curriculum.k12.sd.us/ct008/Handouts%20for%20lessons...
www.curriculum.k12.sd.us/ct008/Handouts%20for%20lessons/Writing%20in%20active%20voice.htm
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What active voice, how it improves your writing, and how to use it. When you're a better writer, you're a better thinker and a better communicator. ... Writing Tips: Active Voice...
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www.mindconnection.com/library/writing/activevoice.htm
www.mindconnection.com/library/writing/activevoice.htm
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Writing in the active voice means constructing sentences where the subject “acts”: I threw the ball. You are making too much noise. Ben will eat popcorn and watch a movie tomorrow evening. ... Writing in the active voice means constructing sentences where the subject “acts”:
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www.dailywritingtips.com/active-voice/
www.dailywritingtips.com/active-voice/
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On writing in the active voice; By Jean Colley; November 14, 2002; Why write in the active voice? When you write in the active voice, you write more clearly and more vigorously than you do in the passive voice. The quotes above are memorable in part because they are in the active voice.
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depts.washington.edu/phgen/resources/writing/10-Active%...
depts.washington.edu/phgen/resources/writing/10-Active%20Passive%20Colley.pdf
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Writer Lori Mortimer has one simple rule (that's actually followed up with lots of good tips) to improve your writing: use active voice. ... Distraction Free Writing in Google Docs; ... Use the active voice. Instead of saying, "The running back was tackled by the linebacker," say, "The linebacker tackled the running back."
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lifehacker.com/155306/writing-tips-active-voice-and-mor...
lifehacker.com/155306/writing-tips-active-voice-and-more
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Writing in active voice will improve your writing. If you're wondering how to improve writing, make your writing active. Sometimes passive voice in writing is fine. I'll explain when. ... Your teachers have told you over and over that active voice in writing is preferred over passive voice in writing, but their instruction...
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www.brighthub.com/education/homework-tips/articles/3363...
www.brighthub.com/education/homework-tips/articles/33630.aspx
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Use active voice, personal pronouns, action verbs. ... When users "think aloud" through a paragraph in typical academic style, they translate the passive, noun-based writing into scenarios...
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web.mit.edu/hennig/www/presentations/nelinet/writing/ex...
web.mit.edu/hennig/www/presentations/nelinet/writing/examples2/active.html
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We aren’t writing in 5th grade anymore; we don’t need long sentences ... Write in the active tense, instead of passive. Active tense is more direct and usually less words. Here’s the scoop. I’m sure you’ve seen those squiggly lines all over saying passive voice and you can’t figure out what the hell is going on.
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www.winona.edu/winonan/s2007/02-21/thekeytotightwriting...
www.winona.edu/winonan/s2007/02-21/thekeytotightwriting.htm
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Try these steps for identifying passive constructions in your writing. 1. Passive voice involves a combination of the verb to be plus a past participle (past participles of regular verbs end in -ed; irregular verbs end in a variety of ... 2. Try switching the sentence into the active voice on a separate piece of paper.
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uwp.duke.edu/wstudio/resources/handouts/WS%20Handouts/p...
uwp.duke.edu/wstudio/resources/handouts/WS%20Handouts/passive_active.pdf
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