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Unveiling the Passive Voice: Transforming Vague Sentences

Learn how to identify and transform passive sentences to more concise and clear active voice, enhancing your writing skills.

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Unveiling the Passive Voice: Transforming Vague Sentences

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  1. Passive Voice By: Sam Gerth-Underwood and Tristan Dobie

  2. What is it? When the subject doesn’t do the action of the verb in the sentence. In the example below, notice how the subject-verb relationship has changed. “Five hamburgers must have been eaten by the man.” Notice the unnecessary words: must, have, by, and the man. Below is how you would change it to become active voice. Hamburgers (subject) are being eaten (verb).

  3. Why is it bad Sentences that are passive end up being vague and unclear. Passive sentences are usually wordy. It is just considered bad writing.

  4. Examples • Obama was tripped by his friend. (passive) • His friend tripped him. (active) • The money was put in a slush fund. (passive) • Obama put the money in the slush fund (active)

  5. Examples, cont’d; • The cherry tree was chopped down by him. (passive) • Washington chopped down the cherry tree (active)

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