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Mastering Active Voice and Passive Voice

What is active voice and passive voiceu201d is a frequently asked question. People often get confused with their uses. In an active voice, the subject is the action-taker in the sentence. For example, Nina won the match. Here, the subject Nina is the action-taker. Such sentences are used when the focus needs to be on the subject rather than the end result. In the passive voice, the direct object is the subject. For example, the match was won by Nina. Such sentences are used in places where the focus is required on the actionu2019s result. <br>

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Mastering Active Voice and Passive Voice

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  1. Mastering Active Voice and Passive Voice: A Guide to Basic Rules AfirmgraspofgrammarandsyntaxisnecessaryforwritinginEnglish.Everywritershouldunderstandthedifferencesbetweenactiveandpassivevoices. Theycanmakeorbreaktheclarityandeffectivenessofyourwriting.Inthisblog,wewilldiscusswhat is active voice and passive voice,theirdifferences,andtherulesyouneedtoknowtousethemeffectivelyis. WhatisActiveVoice? Whenastatementiswritteninanactivevoice,thesubjectdoeswhattheverbsays.Usingtheexample,"Johnateanapple."Here,"John"isthesubject,"ate"istheaction,and"anapple"isthethingthatwasconsumed.Johnisspeakingwhileeatinganappleinthisclause.Anactivevoicewillmakeyourwritingmoreinteresting,clear,andprecise. WhatisPassiveVoice?

  2. Thesubjectreceivestheactiontheverbdescribesinastatementwritteninthepassivevoice."Williamatetheapple"asanexample.Inthissentence,"theapple"isthesubject,"waseaten"istheverb,and"byWilliam"istheobject.Inthisinstance,thefruitdoesnotdotheactivity;rather,Williamconsumestheapple.Thepassivevoicemightmakeyourwritingsoundmoreformal,oblique,ordistant.Thesubjectreceivestheactiontheverbdescribesinastatementwritteninthepassivevoice."Williamatetheapple"asanexample.Inthissentence,"theapple"isthesubject,"waseaten"istheverb,and"byWilliam"istheobject.Inthisinstance,thefruitdoesnotdotheactivity;rather,Williamconsumestheapple.Thepassivevoicemightmakeyourwritingsoundmoreformal,oblique,ordistant. • KeyDifferencesBetweenActiveandPassiveVoice • Thesubjectdoestheactionintheactivevoice,whereasthesubjectreceivestheactioninthepassivevoice. • Activevoiceismorestraightforwardandconcise,whilepassivevoicecanbemorecomplexandwordy. • Activevoiceismoreengaginganddynamic,whilepassivevoicecansound • moreformalanddistant. • Activevoiceisoftenpreferredinacademicandprofessionalwriting,whilepassivevoicecanbemorecommoninscientificortechnicalwriting. • BasicRulesofActiveandPassiveVoiceIdentifythesubjectandverb. • Youneedtoknowthesubjectandverbinasentencetotellifitiswritteninthe • activeorpassivevoice.Thesubjectiseithertheaction'sdoerorrecipientinthepassiveandactivevoices. • Checkthepositionofthesubjectandtheobject. • Whenspeakingintheactivevoice,thesubjecttypicallycomesbeforetheverb,andtheobjectfollowstheverb.Thesubjectfollowstheverbinthepassivevoice,andtheobjectnormallycomesbeforeit. • Usetheappropriateverbtense. • Inanactivevoice,theverbtensemustagreewiththesubject.Inpassivevoice,theverbtensemustagreewiththeobject. • Useactivevoiceforclarityandprecision. • Activevoiceispreferredinmosttypesofwritingbecauseitismoreconcise, • direct,andengaging.Italsomakesitclearwhoisdoingtheaction,whichcanimprovetheclarityofyourwriting. Usepassivevoiceforobjectivityandemphasis.

  3. Passivevoiceisusefulwhenyouwanttoemphasizetheobjectorwhenyouwanttosoundmoreformalorobjective.Itisalsousedinscientificortechnicalwritingwhenfocusedontheprocessratherthanthepersondoingtheaction.Passivevoiceisusefulwhenyouwanttoemphasizetheobjectorwhenyouwanttosoundmoreformalorobjective.Itisalsousedinscientificortechnicalwritingwhenfocusedontheprocessratherthanthepersondoingtheaction. • ExamplesofActiveVoiceandPassiveVoiceActiveVoice: • Thechefpreparedthemeal. • Sarahpaintedthepicture. • Thecatchasedthemouse. • PassiveVoice: • Themealwaspreparedbythechef. • ThepicturewaspaintedbySarah. • Themousewaschasedbythecat. • Conclusion • ActivevoiceandpassivevoiceareessentialconceptsinEnglishgrammarthateverywritershouldknow.Understandingthedifferencebetweenthemandusing • themcorrectlycanenhancetheclarity,precision,andeffectivenessofyourwriting.Afterunderstandingwhat active voice is,rememberthatactivevoiceismoreengagingandstraightforward,whilepassivevoiceismoreformalandobjective.

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