Mastering Active and Passive Voice
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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?

  • 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?

  • 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?

    <p>To make it clearer and easier to read</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a reason to use active voice?

    <p>To make it engaging for the readers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When is passive voice typically used?

    <p>When the actor is unimportant, unknown, or obvious.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a benefit of using active voice?

    <p>To show interest in the person or object that experiences an action.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is it important to use active voice?

    <p>To make it clearer and easier to read.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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