To transition from using passive voice to active voice in writing, focus on making the subject of the sentence the doer of the action. Use active verbs and rephrase sentences to clearly show who is performing the action. Practice by rewriting passive sentences in a more direct and engaging way.
Using the active voice rather than passive voice
Using the active voice makes sentences clearer, more direct, and easier to understand. It also usually creates a more engaging and dynamic writing style.
Using passive voice can make your writing less engaging and clear to the reader. It can also obscure the action or the doer of the action in the sentence. Additionally, passive voice can result in wordy and awkward construction.
You change passive voice to active voice by making the actor(s) the subject of the sentence, e.g., "the question was asked by the user" (passive) versus, "the user asked the question" (active).
An active device amplifies the signal by some value - such as an active filter using an OPAMP. A passive device does not provide any amplification - such as a passive filter network of inductors and capacitors.
The term wrong voice normally means that a writer is either using passive or active voice incorrectly. Most writing want one or the other.
Passive voice can obscure the subject of the sentence, leading to unclear or ambiguous communication. Active voice typically results in more concise and direct writing, making it easier for readers to understand the message.
Mike was walking to the store. - This is an active past continuous sentence.Mike walked to the store. - This is an active past simple sentenceMike walks to the store. - This is an active present simple sentence,See how the passive becomes the active, and the sentence is set in the present tense and thus more "assertive" or "active" if you will.Active sentences tell who does the action of the verb at the beginning of the sentence:The cat chased the mouse. ( the cat does the action - chase)Passive sentences don't have to say who does the action:The mouse was chased.If you want to say who does the action you can add by the cat at the end of the sentence:The mouse was chased by the cat.You can avoid writing in passive voice if you use activesentences
In active voice: The boy broke the window. In Passive voice: The window was broken by the boy.
Emphasizes the doer of the action Shows who or what does the action in the sentence, or puts the doer before the verb Creates shorter sentences. Eliminating the passive voice reduces the number of words in a sentence
Passive transport is the movement of molecules across a cell membrane without requiring energy, such as diffusion and osmosis. Active transport, on the other hand, requires energy to move molecules against their concentration gradient, typically using protein pumps or transporters.
We were made to think.Given that the passive form has no subject of the verb.The agent in the passive (subject in the active) can be added using by+noun phrase.We were made to think by her.