Active and Passive

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The business English is straight forward, Active Voice with less and precise words to convey thoughts.

I recently read the unpublished draft of a manuscript that reminded me of something which hadn't come up in some time. And this was the problem with material written in a passive voice. It's easy to assume this is simple to understand via the well-touted converse implications of "The piano was being played by Mary" and "Mary was playing the piano," but it's often difficult for some writers to fully comprehend the unintended baggage passive voice brings with it.

Past Tense Shouldn't be Confused with Passive Voice

As everyone knows, "John walks in the park" is present tense in an obvious active voice. We all learned in grammar school that "John walked in the park" is past tense, and also in an active voice. And that "John was walking in the park" is past progressive tense, but again in an active voice. We were also taught that "John has walked in the park" is present perfect tense in an active voice, and "John had walked in the park" is past perfect active tense. For anyone who has an understanding of the rudiments of English, this is about as basic as it gets, so what's the problem?

Passive Voice Creates a Different Meaning

The "be's and the "been's" seem to creep into some amateur writing with ever-increasing frequency. Phrases tend to crop up like, "John had been walking through the park, then he spied Ellen strolling down the sidewalk." The sentence would be fine, except it indicates that John was doing his walking in the past, and this is likely not what the author wanted to convey. Meaning, was the intent to imply that John had taken his walk a few hours earlier, or a day earlier, or a week earlier, then at this very moment saw Ellen strolling? Or is the author's contention that John was in the process of walking and observed Ellen? Of course it was the latter, yet expressed as the former.

An Effective Fix that is Not Always a Simple One

One way to avoid passive voice is to find substitutions for "had" and "have." It's not always easy, and all-action verb writing can become overwhelming and annoying to the reader, but judicious alternatives for "had" and "have" will provide a summary remedy. A mess like "Loud rain had been falling on the roof" could be converted to "Rain pummeled the roof." In the second phrase, the decibel level is obvious by the word "pummeled," and the single-word verb, while taking the place of the three-word "had been falling," conveniently places this scene in an active voice.

What about Too Many "Was's" in a Perfectly Good Sentence?

This sentence is a no-brainer: While John was walking through the park, he was thinking about what was bothering him of late. The last "was" of course could be changed to "had been." But this next sentence poses a not so easy fix: John was walking through the park, worried about what was happening in his life, and he was particularly concerned about what was occurring with his marriage. Even though everything is active in John's mind, would not a "had been" help the flow by placing this in front of "happening."

Let Your Ear Guide You, but Stick to Active Voice as Much as Possible

So while there are times when it's advisable to interject a passive element, let this be predicated in large measure by how the sentence sounds when it's read out loud. Just keep in mind that it's far and away best to write in an active voice whenever possible.

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Business English - Active and Passive voice in Business Context

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Sample 08

Passive sentence by a blogger:

I didn't get there by wishing for it or hoping for it, but by working for it...

The composition of the sentence is disturbing. Also it is conveying negative feeling. Not easy to keep across in the Business English.

Let us test the composition below.

I get to my goal by not wishing for it, I work for it.

Getting to my goal is easy, I wish strongly and work for it.

Your views what to follow. It is good to speak sentence loudly and adopt the version you find yourself fluent.

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Active and Passive Addressing difficulties by Vernacular Medium students and adults in communicating in English. American system prefers communication in active , Simple and Short sentences.

Sample 07

Hindi Sentence

आपका कीमती समय कीमती चीज़ों में ही लगना चाहिए, आपके विकास में लगना चाहिए, तब जीवन भी मूल्यवान बनेगा।

Translation to English

Your precious time should be spent only in important things and for your own progress.
Only then your life will become valuable.

Improve to better translation to Commercial Communication English. Reorganize to Active sentences, introduce more appropriate words, and explain concept in simple words.

Active and Simpler way to convey in Business Speech.

Spent Precious time improving your actions and thereby your own progress. Leading to better living. In other words, makes life valuable and worth living.

ActiveAndPassiveSentences An active sentence is the opposite of a passive sentence. In an active sentence, the subject performs the action of the main verb. In a passive sentence, the action of the main verb is done to the subject. In regional languages culture is to use passive sentence. Also Active and Passive sentences

Sample 08

Passive sentence by a blogger:

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The first sentence here is passive and long winding. Does not impact as introduction and also if use in conversation, you miss the attention of the listener. So let us see how Actie and short sentence helps here.

Active form:

Start a blog today. Here is profitable blogging Niche, make $ 31,000 a day. Simply show ads on your blog site.

You are the best judge, free to make changes to your speaking convenience.

ActiveAndPassiveSentences An active sentence is the opposite of a passive sentence. In an active sentence, the subject performs the action of the main verb. In a passive sentence, the action of the main verb is done to the subject. In regional languages culture is to use passive sentence. Also Active and Passive sentences