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Active Voice: How, When, Why & Where to use?

Check out this story to understand 'how', 'when', and 'why' to use active voice.
Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
In active voice, the

subject of a sentence

performs the action

described by the verb.
Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
How to use it?
The cat chases the mouse.

The
subject, cat, is performing the action, chase, on the target of the action, mouse.
Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
When to use it?
You should use active voice when you want to draw the reader's attention to the sentence's subject & the action it is performing rather than the action's target.
Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
Why to use it?
Active voice is used in writing and speech to indicate that the subject of the sentence performs the action stated by the verb.
Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
Where active voice is commonly used?
It is commonly used in various contexts, including writing, business communication, advertising & everyday conversations.
Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
Examples
1. The chef cooked a delicious meal.

 2. The singer performed a beautiful song.
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