Passive Voice or Active Voice Use the active voice except where you have a good reason to use the passive. The active voice is the natural voice, the one in which people usually speak and …

Sep 22, 2021 · PASSIVE VOICE - The Random Name Report (RANAR) is used to report the randomness and effectiveness of names. vs. ACTIVE VOICE - The Random Name Report …

Nov 22, 2020 · Headlines have their own conventions. There's no reason why the headline (or any other sort of heading text) should be in the same voice as the paragraphs that follow. …

Feb 1, 2019 · There is a reason that these active-voice and passive-voice constructions carry very similar meanings. The verb to focus is ergative. The lens focuses rays of light. Nothing else …

Regarding the active and passive voices, you have never mentioned your major, but there simply exists no consensus for technical, mathematical and philosophical papers, which are not …

I find the standard examples of active and passive voice on, say, Purdue Owl to be pretty obvious. For example, "He kicked the ball" versus "The ball was kicked by him." For the examples, …

Mar 4, 2019 · They are all in the active form, but (2) and (4) do not mention the builder and can thus be deemed to include a passive structure. In (1) and (3) "have" and "get" are synonyms, …

In other writing, though, the terms "active" and "passive" have much the same connotation as they do in psychology: active = good; passive = not so good. The active voice keeps the narration …

Note, however, that the designation of such verbs as ergative is somewhat problematic.The Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar, for example, states: "Some linguists caution against …

May 7, 2013 · They're both passive voice; that's why they look similar: they have the same structure. It's not possible to contrast passive voice with present perfect: they're two different …