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 ...

Both describe the same facts. However, in each pair one sentence uses the active voice and one uses the passive voice. Which sentence would you use? That would depend on what tone you wanted to ...

Finally, it will suggest several ways that teachers may deal with passive voice constructions in their teaching. The term “voice,” as a linguistic category, indicates the relationship between the ...

MY column last week ("When even the passive voice isn't enough," EPS 2238) further emphasized that our writing shouldn't ...

From grade school onwards most everybody is taught that sentences in the active voice are the end-all and be-all of English, and that sentences in the passive voice should be avoided like the plague.

Active income is earned from working, while passive income usually comes from investments. While active income is often more secure, passive income can be a great addition to your financial plan ...

Whether you’re an active or passive investor, you can take advantage of a “dollar-cost” averaging technique. While it might not seem obvious, financial investing is mainly driven by the ...