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active verbs

Active verbs form more efficient and more powerful sentences than passive verbs. Readers are more likely to say a sentence with active verbs is clear and persuasive.
  • The subject of an active sentence performs the action of the verb:  "I throw the ball."
  • The subject of a passive sentence is still the main character of the sentence, but something else performs the action: "The ball is thrown by me."
Further references
  1. "Active and Passive Verbs"
  2. Troy Sterling and the Active & Passive Verbs
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  3. Grammar Girl on Active Voice Versus Passive Voice

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