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active voice

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active voice

In grammar, the voice of a verb when the agent performing the action is the subject of a sentence (‘Alan caught the dog’). Verbs can be either in the active or the passive voice.


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They speak in an active voice, and that active voice does not offer simple verbs:
The new system will be provided by the same company, Active Voice, Smith said.
Use strong verbs and the active voice to tell your story.
 
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