College Composition / Unit 11 CMP 0254 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Active Voice for Clarity
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The idea
Active verbs make the subject perform the action, which usually produces stronger, clearer and shorter sentences.
In practice
"The tutorial was rated highly by employees" becomes "Employees rated the tutorial highly."
Where people slip
A paper full of passive constructions lacks vitality and grows wordy, even though no single passive sentence is an error.
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