100 Ways To Improve Your Writing (Mentor Series) - Plot & Excerpts
Use the Active Voice ... Most of the Time When a verb is in the active voice, the subject of the sentence is also the doer of the action. The sentence “John picked up the bag” is in the active voice because the subject, John, is also the thing or person doing the action of “picking up.” The sentence “The bag was picked up by John” is in the passive voice because the subject of the sentence, bag, is the passive receiver of the action. Generally the active voice makes for more interesting reading, and it is the active voice that you should cultivate as your normal writing habit. The active voice strikes more directly at the thought you want to express, it is generally shorter, and it holds the reader closer to what you write because it creates a stronger sense that “something is happening.” Listen to how the following passive voice sentences are improved when they are turned into the active voice. Try to use the active voice. But realize that there are times when you will need to use the passive.
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