The online column titled, guide to grammar.org. provides these examples: Active: “The executive committee (do-ers) approved the new policy.” (receiver) Passive: “The new policy (receiver) was approved ...

Using the active voice emphasizes the person or agent who performs an action. Using the passive voice emphasizes the recipient of the action, or sometimes the action itself. Take a look at the ...

You can differentiate active and passive voice by the subject's role and the way the verb looks. Consider these two questions: 1. Who or what is actually doing the action? In active voice, the subject ...

Rewriting these examples into passive voice can help clarify the difference between active and passive voice. Passive voice examples: “A banana with no crust is eaten by John.” ...

Passive Voice: "Responsible for answering phones and directing calls." Active Voice: "Answered calls and directed lines to the appropriate individual." See how the first example makes it sound ...

A sentence is “active” when the subject of the sentence is doing the action of the verb. The SAT prefers active voice because sentences written actively are more concise, clear, and direct ...

For example, “coffee” is the object of the verb “made” in “Joe made coffee.” This is active voice because the doer of the action is also the subject of the sentence.

Additionally, you will likely see examples of passive voice in business blogs (yes, including this particular blog) as an article written in purely active voice has a tendency to appear choppy and ...