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Using the active voice, the subject of the sentence is performing the action.
The dog ate the meat. (subject = dog )
In the passive voice (using helpers like is or was), the subject is not the performer of the action, which is called the "agent."
The meat was eaten by the dog. (subject = meat, agent = dog)
*Creative writing professionals recommend the active voice because it establishes the character or influence before decribing the action.
Changing the passive to the active voice :
Passive voice : The dog is being walked by the man.
Active Voice : The man is walking the dog.
Passive Voice: The Mona Lisa was painted in the 16th Century. (no agent)
Active voice : Leonardo da vinci painted the Mona Lisa in the 16th Century.
An active voice sentence is one that has a subject performing an action.
- David popped the balloon. <-- Active voice sentence. Subject = David; Verb = Popped; Object = balloon.
- The balloon was popped. <-- Passive voice sentence. The object (balloon) becomes the subject. Verb = Was popped. Actual subject performing the action = ?
- The balloon was popped by David. <-- Passive voice sentence. The object (balloon) is in the subject position and the subject (David) is in the object position.
Passive voice sentences are not grammatically incorrect. They are, however, wordy and vague.
In an active sentence the form is - S V O - subject verb object. You can see who or what does the action of the verb eg:
The cat chased the mouse. cat = S, chased = V mouse = O
My dog ate his lunch. dog = S, ate = V, lunch = O
In a passive sentence (the opposite of active) the doer of the action is not always given eg:
The mouse was chased. mouse = object, was chased = verb.
or
The mouse was chased by the cat.
By the cat tells us who or what does the action.
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