Understanding Active and Passive Voice in APA Style

The video tutorial explains the use of past tense in APA style, emphasizing its importance in acknowledging research as a past event. It also covers the preference for active voice over passive voice in APA writing to ensure clarity and directness, while noting that passive voice can be used sparingly when it aids in avoiding repetition or maintaining clarity.

In APA style, which tense is primarily used to discuss what an author of a source has done?

• Conditional tense

• Future tense

• Present tense

• Past tense

Why does APA style emphasize the use of past tense?

• To simplify the writing process

• To align with other writing styles

• Because research is often updated and needs to be recognized as past work

• To make the writing more engaging

Which of the following is an example of using past tense in APA style?

• Brown, 2012, distributed the surveys by email.

• Brown, 2012, will distribute the surveys by email.

• Brown, 2012, distributes the surveys by email.

• Brown, 2012, is distributing the surveys by email.

What is the main focus of APA style when it comes to verb tense?

• To use past tense for actions from a source

• To use conditional tense for hypothetical situations

• To use present tense for all actions

• To ensure all verbs are in future tense

What does APA style recommend regarding the use of active voice?

• Use active voice only in introductions

• Prefer active voice over passive voice when appropriate

• Use active voice only in conclusions

• Avoid using active voice

What is the relationship between a verb and the subject and object in a sentence called?

• Tense

• Voice

• Aspect

• Mood

In active voice, where is the subject of the sentence typically placed?

• In the middle of the sentence

• At the end of the sentence

• Before the verb

• After the verb

Which of the following sentences is written in active voice?

• The surveys will be distributed by Brown, 2012.

• The surveys are being distributed by Brown, 2012.

• The surveys were distributed by Brown, 2012.

• Brown, 2012, distributed the surveys by email.

Which voice is generally more direct and clear according to APA guidelines?

• Passive voice

• Conditional voice

• Active voice

• Future voice

Which of the following is NOT a reason to use active voice?

• It is more engaging

• It is more direct

• It is more concise

• It is more passive