Active and Passive Voice

1. Theory and example from active & passive voice

Active Voice

   In most cases and with most styles of writing, the active voice is preferred to the passive voice. The active voice is stronger than the passive, and it therefore produces more powerful sentences.

   Active voice is where the object recieves the action of the verb.Active voice is a grammatical voice common in many of the world's languages. It is the unmarked voice for clauses featuring a transitive verb in nominative–accusative languages, including English and most other Indo-European languages.

Example :

• My boss made the decision yesterday.
• Doug coordinated the meeting in Paul’s absence.
• We proposed the change last week.
• The computer just crashed.

Passive Voice

   If the subject of the sentence is the person or thing receiving the action, then the verb is in passive voice. The passive voice is created by writing a form of the verb to be with the past participle form of a verb. Such forms often include a by phrase after the verb phrase to indicate who performed the action. In addition to being less direct, the passive voice is also generally wordier than the active voice.

Example : 

•  The decision was made by my boss yesterday.
• The meeting was coordinated by Doug in Paul’s absence.
• The change was proposed (by us) last week.    

2.Article Of Passive Voice

In the satellite plan, passengers board aircraft small terminals that are separated from the main terminals. Passengers reach the satellite by way of shuttle trains or underground passengers ways that have shuttle trains or moving sidewalks.



Reference :
1. http://www.writeexpress.com/active-passive.html
2. http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/activepassive.html
3. http://fhacassieopeia-changminizer.blogspot.com/2011/03/example-article-of-passive-voice.html