Active Voice (Noun)
Meaning
The voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb; "`The boy threw the ball' uses the active voice".
Classification
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas.
Examples
- The teacher asked the students to rewrite the paragraph in the active voice to make it more engaging.
- The company's mission statement is written in the active voice to convey a sense of agency and responsibility.
- In the active voice, the subject of the sentence performs the action, as in "The chef cooked the meal".
- The writer's use of the active voice in the novel creates a sense of immediacy and urgency.
- The editor suggested that the author rephrase the sentence in the active voice to improve its clarity and concision.