“Active verbs move action and reveal actors. Passive verbs emphasize the receiver, the victim.” - Vicki Krueger In journalism, an active voice is generally preferred over a passive one.

Writing in the active voice makes the meaning clear while keeping sentences from becoming complicated and wordy. Sentences using passive voice are not necessarily wrong, just less effective than ...

Verbs are the action words in English, and they are the heart of every sentence. Understanding how to use different verb ...

Active and Passive Voice This handout is also available for download in PDF format. We refer to a sentence as being in the "active voice" when the subject is performing the action of the sentence (the ...

Whether you write on a part- or full-time basis, you can benefit from becoming more familiar with an often-overlooked aspect of writing that is treated in today’s column: active and passive voice ...