#Passive and active voice driver

“Active and Passive Voice” YouTube, uploaded by UBC Science Writing, 10 November 2013, Fig.

Matthew Maheras, Framingham State U, Class of 2022 Works Cited Julia Fitzgerald, Framingham State U, Class of 2022ĭerrick Gutierrez, Framingham State U, Class of 2021

#Passive and active voice driver

Incorrect (passive): The race car driver was given instructions by his crew chief while he was switching lanes back and forth trying to win the race.Ĭorrect (active): The crew chief gave the race car driver instructions while he was driving.Įxplanation: The sentence in a passive voice buries the action.Ĭaitlyn Davis, Framingham State U, Class of 2022 Incorrect (passive): On Tuesday, the weather was being given on TV by chipper meteorologist Cindy Smith who was being a fill in for John Holly who was sick.Ĭorrect (active): On Tuesday, meteorologist Cindy Smith filled in for John Holly, who was sick.Įxplanation: The subject in this sentence is unclear and the sentence as a whole is unnecessarily long.

A long, effective speech in honor of the inauguration of the president was given by Barack Obama because he was the president.Ĭorrect (active): In 2008, Barack Obama gave his inaugural speech after being elected and sworn in as president.Įxplanation: This passage would be stronger using an active voice rather than a passive voice because the subject and the action are hidden. In the second sentence, the speech was introduced first, but the subject came so late that the writer felt the need to repeat it for clarity. Incorrect (passive): In 2008, a new president was elected and sworn in.