Active and Passive RETAKE
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-usually more direct and shorter, and uses stronger verbs -used in non-scientific writing, ACT and SAT, modern-day dialogue and real life speech
active voice
passive voice is preferred in most academic settings, including tests
false
-usually longer an less direct -typically uses ¨being¨ verbs: is, am, are, was, were, be, being, been
passive voice
active voice follows SVO order
true
most everyday conversation is active voice
true
passive voice sometimes skips the subject to make the sentence more vague; doing so can help avoid blame or hide who did something.
true
