Voice in Writing

Which of the following does not use active voice?

• Jacob Marley, a ghost, visited his old colleague Scrooge.

• Scrooge's old colleague, Jacob Marley, visited him as a ghost.

• Scrooge is visited first by the ghost of his old colleague Jacob Marley.

• As a ghost, Jacob Marley visited his old colleague Scrooge.

Which of the following should be revised for active voice?

• The story begins on a cold and bleak Christmas Eve in London.

• On a cold and bleak Christmas Eve, the story is told in London by a narrator.

• On a cold and bleak Christmas Eve, the story begins in London. 

• In London, the story begins on a cold and bleak Christmas Eve.

A package was sent to Caroline.

• Active 

• Passive

What is active voice?

• When the subject performs the verb

• When the subject receives the verb

What is voice in writing?

• The emotional atmosphere or feeling created by the author's use of language

• The attitude or emotional stance of the author towards the subject matter or audience

• The author's unique style, personality, and character expressed through their writing

• The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing

An author with effective _________ will show a lot of personality in their paper.

• Sentence Fluency

• Word Choice

• Conventions

• Organization

• Voice

______ is when a writer's personality and tone are apparent.

• voice

• conventions

• sentence fluency

• word choice

The author's voice, also known as "your voice" is how you......

Voice

• figurative language in which non-human things or abstractions are represented as having human qualities

• an author’s unique articulation or expression of language created by stylistic elements such as syntax, diction, and figurative language

• the atmosphere or feeling created by the writer in a literary work or passage

• figurative language in which non-human things or abstractions are represented as having human qualities

He must have had a bad dream.

• Active Voice

• Passive Voice