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ClearTips: Edit yourself
Switching from passive voice to active: Transpose the subject and the object
There are two usual ways of switching from
the passive voice to the active. One is to transpose the subject and the
object, cutting out the passive baggage in the bargain. The other is to
give the sentence an active subject.
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PASSIVE VOICE
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ACTIVE VOICE
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| The bill will have to be approved by Congress. |
CHANGE TO
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Congress will have to approve the bill. |
| That book was written by Tom Wolfe. |
CHANGE TO
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Tom Wolfe wrote that book. |
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