What is the key advantage of using active voice over passive voice in technical writing?Group of answer choicesActive voice emphasizes the action and the doer of the action.Active voice makes the writing more formal.Active voice is used only in informal writingActive voice adds complexity to sentences.

Active or passive voice? Identify the advantages of the active and the passive voices.*5 pointspassive voice active voiceAllows the subject to avoid responsibility for the action. Is used when the subject is obvious, unimportant or unknown. Is more direct. This ensures the subject takes responsibility for the action. Can show a neutral or objective tone. Is often less confusing and less ambiguous. Allows the subject to avoid responsibility for the action. Is used when the subject is obvious, unimportant or unknown. Is more direct. This ensures the subject takes responsibility for the action. Can show a neutral or objective tone. Is often less confusing and less ambiguous.

Active or PassiveIn spoken English we often use a subject such as "people", "somebody", "they", "we", or "you" even when we do not know who the agent is (active). In formal English, particularly writing, we often prefer to use a passive.Compare:They're installing the new computer system next month.The new computer system is being installed next month. (more formal)Complete the exercise below to check your understanding of when to use active and passive voice.Question 7Not completeMarked out of 15.00Flag questionQuestion textType the correct form of the verb into the space provided.Sometimes you will need active voice and sometimes you will need passive voice.A total of 48 native speakers of Chinese and 57 native speakers of Japanese Answer (participate) in the study. Of the 105 subjects, 72 Answer (enroll) in pre-academic intensive English programs, and 33 Answer (enroll) in basic writing or freshman composition courses as fully matriculated students. The subjects Answer (draw) from four institutions: Georgia State University; Southern Illinois University; the University of California, Los Angeles; and the University of Washington.All 105 subjects were high school graduates, and almost all Answer(graduate) from high school in their native countries. Of the 46 subjects with undergraduate degrees, only 1 Answer (obtain) that degree from a U.S. university. In addition, 10 subjects Answer (earn) graduate degrees, three of which Answer (obtain) at a U.S. university. The average length of time that subjects Answer (be) in the U.S. was 11½ months, with a range of 1 month to 17 years.Subjects’ language proficiency Answer (vary) from low-intermediate to advanced. Subjects Answer (assign) to one of three language proficiency levels on the basis of either information about their placement in intensive courses or the criteria required for admission into regular curricula. The low-intermediate group, which Answer (consist) of 8 subjects, Answer (define) as the midrange of intensive programs, with TOEFL scores in the 420-480 range or Michigan Test scores between 42 and 60. The high-intermediate group, with 64 subjects, Answer (define) as the highest level of intensive programs, with TOEFL scores in the 480-520 range or Michigan Test scores between 60 and 78. The advanced group, with 33 subjects, Answer (consist) of those subjects enrolled in regular curriculum classes with TOEFL scores above 525 or Michigan test scores above 80.

Passive voice is acceptable in technical documents if readers do not need to know who or what is doing something in the sentence.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

Question 381 PointWhy is the passive voice a preference in academic writing?The structure is simple.It is impersonal.It is easy to understand.

The active and the passive voice are used for different reasons in written texts. The active voice indicates who is performing the action, and the passive voice allows one to avoid indicating who the subject of the sentence is. In which voice is the following sentence? Write down either active or passive: A number of models of entrepreneurship have been produced over the last few years.