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Switching from passive voice to active: Give the sentence an active subject

The book was written in 1994.
CHANGE TO
She wrote the book in 1994.
The tire will have to be changed.
CHANGE TO
You will have to change the tire.
It is expected...
CHANGE TO
We expect...
It is felt...
CHANGE TO
I feel...
It is thought...
CHANGE TO
Many people think...
It will be remembered that...
CHANGE TO
Remember that...

In making the impersonal personal, avoid the use of one, which is equally impersonal, If used more than once, it sounds overworked: One wants to avoid having one's sentences sound overworked, doesn't one?

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