Question

Which 3 of the following choices are advantages of using active voice?

Answer 1

Answer:

1. engages readers

2. less wordy

4. less confusing

Explanation:

The advantages of using active voice can be that readers engage in the text more easily because the text is less wordy . Also, all the elements are mentioned, so the sentence will be less confusing. For example, the sentence: " A group of kids smashed the window pane"  may be more enganging than : " A window pane was smashed by a group of kids"; and less confusiong than:   " A window pane was smashed". Why is the active voice  less wordy? Because you do not need to use the italised words: " A window pane was smashed by a group of kids." Why is the active voice less confusing? , Because you will never omit the agent. Compare: "A group of kids smashed the window pane." This has an agent -see italised phrase.  " A window pane was smashed". This has not got an agent.

Answer 2

The first one, the 3rd and the 4th