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ACTIVE VS PASSIVE VOICE

Mario Diaz

Created on March 12, 2024

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ACTIVE

PASSIVE VOICE

ACTIVE

Tells us what is done to someone or something. The subject is being acted upon

keep the verb tense the same

Tells us what a person or thing does. The subject performs the action (Verb) on the object

Subject + Verb + Object

Object + Verb + Subject

The teacher always answers the student's questions.

The student's questions are answered by the teacher

ACTIVE VOICE...1. more concise 2. easier to understand 3. less work for your reader

AREMEMBER: the ACTIVE subject is "doing" the verb's action.