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Active Voice The ball was hit by the batter. Passive Voice
The batter hit the ball. Active Voice The ball was hit by the batter. Passive Voice Passive Voice weakens the verb and creates unnecessary wordiness.
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The batter was hit by the ball.
The ball hit the batter. Active Voice The batter was hit by the ball. Passive Voice Passive Voice shows that we are focused on the batter, not the ball.
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The pitcher hit the batter.
Active Voice The batter was hit by the pitch. Passive Voice What is the focus of each sentence? The writer can change the intent of the sentence using active or passive voice.
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Use Active Voice in Writing!
Use Passive Voice Crime Accident Natural disaster When do-er is less important than recipient of the action.
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