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Active vs. Passive Voice Developed by Jeniffer Viscarra Why should writers think about their verbs? “Verbs are the most important of all your tools. They push the sentence forward and give it momentum. Active verbs push hard; passive verbs tug fitfully.” -- William Zinsser, On Writing Well What is Active Voice? In the Active voice, the subject performs the action. For example: Joseph draws a picture. Joseph is the subject and he is doing something (drawing). What is passive voice? In passive voice the subject is acted upon. For example: The picture was drawn by Joseph. In this ca