Passive Vs Active Voice

It is important to write in an active voice when writing academically because it makes the writing sound more assertive.
How to discern

• underline the subject
• if the subject is the one that is actually doing the action then it is active
• ex: The dog attacked the girl.
• If the subject is receiving the verb it is passive (tip: look for by, often passive if contains by)
• ex: The girl was attacked by the dog.

research paper notes

• topic sentence needs to be clear concise and compelling
• 3rd person
• use vocab
• answer why
• no dancing around ur point
• no stuff or things
• concrete detail
• intro and show cred
• mla intext
• can be paraphrased summarized or chat/img
• commentary
• 2-3 sentences explanation
• not restating analyzing/explaining
• 2 cd
• 2 cm
• conclusion wrap up by restaing points transition to next paragraphs.
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