Active vs Passive Voice In Your Writing

Question 1

Pop

Answer 1

verb

To be very noticeable

_{That bright pink color in her hair really pops!}

_{Using this kind of language will make your writing pop.}

Question 2

Dull

Answer 2

adjective

Not interesting or exciting

_{We had to sit through a rather dull meeting this morning.}

_{I don’t like eating there, the atmosphere is very dull.}

Question 3

Active voice

Answer 3

noun

A form of a verb where the subject is performing the action

_{You should try to rewrite this sentence in the active voice.}

_{He prefers using the active voice in his emails.}

Question 4

Passive voice

Answer 4

noun

A form of a verb where the subject undergoes the action of the verb

_{Using the passive voice might make your writing seem weak.}

_{This is a good example of how to use the passive voice.}

Question 5

“For starters”

Answer 5

phrase

Used to say that something is the first in a list of things

_{Well, for starters, I think we should renegotiate our contract.}

_{For starters, let’s discuss the most important issue.}

Question 6

Clumsy

Answer 6

adjective

_{<strong>Awkward / without skill</strong>}

_{He seems to make a lot of clumsy mistakes.}

_{I think that email was his clumsy way of apologizing.}

Question 7

Drag

Answer 7

verb

Something goes slowly because it is boring

_{The second part of his speech really dragged.}

_{Using the passive voice might make your writing drag.}

Question 8

Snappy

Answer 8

adjective

Stylish / getting people’s attention

_{They created a snappy new media campaign.}

_{This a very snappy design!}

Question 9

Toss

Answer 9

verb

To throw

_{He tossed the ball into the air.}

_{Please toss this in the garbage for me on your way out.}

Question 10

Authoritative tone

Answer 10

adjective - noun

To speak / write in a way that gives an impression of power & authority

_{Trump is known for always speaking in a very authoritative tone.}

_{Her authoritative tone during the meeting helped a lot.}

Question 11

Pep

Answer 11

noun

Energy

_{Yesterday morning I felt full of pep and enthusiasm.}

_{Good weather always adds some pep to my mood.}

Question 12

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