ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE IN ACADEMIC WRITING Voices

ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE IN ACADEMIC WRITING Voices defining the accuracy of ideas’ portrayal

Questioning Session

WHAT IS VERB VOICE? Relationship between subject and verb Subject doing verb action (Active Voice) 1) subject is the focus The subject receiving the action verb (Passive Voice) 2) verb and object relationship is important

CONVERTING THE VOICES

ACTIVITY 1: VOICE CONVERSION

ACTIVITY 2: DETECT THE IMPLICATIONS OF VOICES IN THE ACADEMIC WRITING AND EXPLAIN THE FAULT/S. IF YOU A survey was. ANY administered. Using a In this study, I administered a survey. FIND convenience sample. 68 teachers I created a convenience sample of 68 were invite to participate in the survey by emailing them an invitation. E-mail addresses of teachers who fit the requirements for participation were provided by the principal of the school. The teachers were e-mailed an information sheet and a consent form. Responses were collected from 45 teachers. I invited them to participate in the survey by emailing them an invitation. I obtained e-mail addresses from the principal of the school…

ACTIVITY 3: IDENTIFY THE LEVEL OF APPROPRIATENESS An increase in hardness was demonstrated by all the brittle materials under dynamic indentations compared to measurements under static hardness. . All the brittle materials demonstrated increased hardness under dynamic indentations compared to measurements under static hardness

ACTIVE VOICE VS. PASSIVE VOICE One third of the applicants to the school failed the entrance exam. 1) Doer of the action is a focus. 2) Doer of the action is known 3) Easier to understand 4) Enhances the readability 5) For precision and clarity 6) Reason is focused 7) Emphasizes the responsibility The entrance exam was failed by over one-third of the applicants to the school. 1) Focused on verb and object relationship 2) Reader is aware of the actor 3) To provide background, contextual or in-depth information 4) Product is focused 5) Sentence structure is varied 6) Avoids repetition and induces curiosity 7) Makes the tone objective

APPROPRIATION ACCORDING TO NEED: Preferences are demanded Opt the structure which lessens the ambiguity and enhances comprehension Keep the focus of your mind synced with the focus of your sentence. Should be opted in accordance to reader prior knowledge

APPROPRIATION ACCORDING TO MANUSCRIPTS SECTIONS Active voice 1. Introduction and Discussion sections: Statement of own research while referring back to the existing ones Example: Previous studies have investigated contact behaviors resulting from dynamic loading. In this study, we investigated the effect of stiffness on contact behavior. 2. Literature Review: Citing the most important contribution in this field Authors, actors or agents are important

CONTINUED… Example: Nobre et al. (1997) studied the surface resistance characteristics of ductile steel to impact indentation by hard alumina balls. The surface resistance characteristics of ductile steel to impact indentation by hard alumina balls were studied by Nobre et al. (1997). Passive voice 3) Research Methodology Steps (action) are important than doers

CONTINUED… Example: We obtained the velocity contour lines from CFD simulations. The velocity contour lines were obtained from CFD simulations. 4) Results and Findings Describing of results in passive voice Enhances objectivity Enhances presentation skills We observed an inverse relationship between the pressure ratio and exergy loss in the combustion chamber. An inverse relationship was observed between the pressure ratio and exergy loss in the combustion chamber.