| Learning objectives |
 In
this lesson you will learn the definition of
active voice and study examples of active voice. |
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| Definition of
active voice |
- Active voice is:
- when the action described by the
verb is
performed by the
subject of the
sentence
- Mary (subject) teaches (action).
- the simplest and most straightforward way to
give information about the
subject and the action
- More information on what, how, why, when and
where the action takes place is usually placed after the main
verb using the standard
sentence structure in the active voice,
also known as the
subject,
verb,
object, or the SVO formula
- Mary (S) teaches (V) English (O).
- I (S) like (V) you (O)
- In writing, the active voice tends to make
the style tighter, more personal, and allows the writer to
introduce the action earlier in the
sentence
- The active voice is generally perceived as
more natural, direct, lively, and succinct
- Overall the active voice is more widely used
than the
passive voice
- Generally you should try to use the active
voice over the
passive voice, because the active voice is easier
to understand
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| Examples of
active voice |
- Mary teaches English.
- I like you.
- Elsa ate the cake.
- They went shopping.
- She likes chocolate.
- He plays football.
- We watched television.
- Chuck repairs computers.
- Sarah serves yogurt.
- John uses microphones,
- Jill studies science.
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