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Which of the following is a reason to use passive voice?
Which of the following is a reason to use passive voice?
- To make it engaging for the readers
- To make it clearer and easier to read (correct)
- To present ideas straightforwardly
- To give a sense of immediacy and authority to the sentence
When is active voice typically used?
When is active voice typically used?
- Used in formal texts
- To show interest in the person or object that experiences an action (correct)
- When the actor is unimportant, unknown, or obvious
- To give a sense of immediacy and authority to the sentence
Which of the following is a reason to use passive voice?
Which of the following is a reason to use passive voice?
- When the actor is unimportant, unknown, or obvious (correct)
- To present ideas straightforwardly
- To make it engaging for the readers
- To give a sense of immediacy and authority to the sentence
When is active voice typically used?
When is active voice typically used?
Which of the following is NOT a reason to use active voice?
Which of the following is NOT a reason to use active voice?
When is passive voice typically used?
When is passive voice typically used?
Which of the following is NOT a benefit of using active voice?
Which of the following is NOT a benefit of using active voice?
Why is it important to use active voice?
Why is it important to use active voice?
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Why use passive voice?
Why use passive voice?
To emphasize the action rather than the actor, or when the actor is unknown or unimportant.
When to use active voice?
When to use active voice?
To clearly show who or what is performing the action; for direct and easy-to-understand sentences.
Why is active voice important?
Why is active voice important?
To make it clearer and easier to read.
When is passive voice used?
When is passive voice used?
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When is active voice NOT used?
When is active voice NOT used?
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Not a reason to use active voice?
Not a reason to use active voice?
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