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.