Hard writing makes easy reading. An old adage. Let thy speech be short, comprehending much in a few words. Apocrypha. People think I can teach them style. What stuff it all is! Have something to say, and say it as clearly as you can. That is the only secret of style.
Image Caption: This is an example of the active voice because the sentence subject performs the action. Image Caption: This is an example of the passive voice. Image Caption: This is an example of an active voice sentence because the sentence subject performs the action. Image Caption: This is an example of the passive voice. Image Caption: This is an example of an active voice sentence because its subject performs the action expressed in the verb.
Voice: Focus on the Action! The âvoiceâ of a sentence describes the sentenceâs action, as either passive or active. Remember, as we saw above, English uses the Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) order, or pattern. Active Voice = active subject. In an active sentence, a subject performs a verb which affects an object. (SVO-order; correct English) Passive Voice = passive (inactive) subject. In a passive sentence, an object receives a verb's action, which is performed by a subject.