Active/Passive Voice

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You can change the voice of:

Almost any sentence

In a passive voice sentence, what word might precede the object?

By

How might your writing begin to sound if you exclusively use active voice?

Overpowering

Compared to passive, active sentences are usually:

Stronger and clearer

What is the voice of the sentence related to?

The arrangement of its subject, verb, and object.

What is true of sentences in the active voice?

The subject is the doer

What is true of all passive voice sentences?

The verb is performed on the subject.

Generally speaking, passive sentences _____________ than active voice sentence?

Use more words

When are you most likely to use passive voice?

When the performer of an action is unknown


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