ACTIVE/PASSIVE VOICE

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ACTIVE/PASSIVE VOICE
ACTIVETHE SUBJECT OF THE SENTENCE
NAMES THE ACTOR. PASSIVETHE SUBJECT OF THE
SENTENCE NAMES THE RECEIVER
OF THE ACTION.
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ACTIVE VS PASSIVE STRUCTURE
ACTIVE DOER --- VERB --- RECEIVER ALL
QUALIFIERS WILL ZERO THEIR WEAPONS BEFORE
QUALIFICATION. PASSIVE RECEIVER ---VERB ---
DOER ALL WEAPONS WILL BE ZEROED
BEFORE QUALIFICATION.
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DISADVANTAGES OF USING PASSIVE VOICE
LEAVES CRITICAL INFORMATION UNSTATED EVADES
RESPONSIBILITY INCREASES LENGTH
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CLUES TO CORRECT PASSIVE VOICE
PUT THE DOER BEFORE THE VERB. APPROPRIATE
CLOTHING WILL BE WORN BY ALL PERSONNEL. ALL
PERSONNEL WILL WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING.
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CLUES
DROP PART OF THE VERB. THE SOLDIER WAS
TRANSFERRED TO FT BRAGG. HE TRANSFERRED TO FT
BRAGG.
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CLUES
CHANGE THE VERB. PERSONNEL ARE PROHIBITED FROM
SMOKING DURING REFUELING OPERATIONS. PERSONNEL
MUST NOT SMOKE DURING REFUELING.
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HOW TO RECOGNIZE THE PASSIVE VOICE
BE AM IS ARE WAS WERE BEING BEEN
PAST PARTICIPLE ENDING IN ED OR
EN GIVEN TAKEN IMPLEMENTED CONDUTED ORDERED
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ACTIVE VOICE IS MORE EFFECTIVE BECAUSE
IT IS A STRONGER FORM OF EXPRESSION BECAUSE IT
INDICATES THE AGENT AND SHOWS THE ACTION. IT
STATES THE ACTION IN FEWER WORDS. IT PREVENTS
CONFUSION ABOUT THE ACTOR. USE OF I AND
WETHE FIRST PERSON TAKES RESPONSIBILITY FOR
THE ACTION.