Thread by @chimammeje

Here’s why you should have more active sentences when writing content💪🏿

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An active voice...

✅Puts your reader in the moment and makes it easy to understand your message

✅Turns your CTA into a command

✅Evokes stronger emotion and engages the reader

✅Moves the plot along and keeps you in control of your writing

A few examples:

Passive voice: Jenny is really loved by me

Active voice: I love Jenny

Passive voice: Emeka was killed by a fart

Active voice: A fart killed Emeka

The difference is usually the structure of the sentence.

Passive sentences are lengthy and more descriptive, while active writing is punchier, with emphasis on the action, rather than the performer of the action.

Read the sentence aloud when proofreading.

Sentences with an active voice are easier to read and digest. If it sounds awkward, you’ve probably used a passive voice.

Culprits of passive tone include helping verbs like:

Should, will, would, may, could, can, does, being, be, should be, has had, and be, is, was, are, and were

Sometimes, sentences can stand alone without these verbs.

Eliminating them turns a passive sentence into an active one.

Grammarly Premium and the Hemmingway App are great tools to explore.