{"id":2035,"date":"2016-09-26T11:34:50","date_gmt":"2016-09-26T11:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.englishtest.top\/?p=2035"},"modified":"2016-09-26T11:38:53","modified_gmt":"2016-09-26T11:38:53","slug":"8-%d0%bf%d0%b8%d1%88%d0%b5%d0%bc-%d0%bf%d1%80%d0%b0%d0%b2%d0%b8%d0%bb%d1%8c%d0%bd%d0%be-%d1%81%d1%82%d0%b0%d1%80%d0%b0%d0%b5%d0%bc%d1%81%d1%8f-%d0%b8%d1%81%d0%bf%d0%be%d0%bb%d1%8c%d0%b7%d0%be%d0%b2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.englishtest.top\/?p=2035","title":{"rendered":"#8. \u041f\u0438\u0448\u0435\u043c \u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0438\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e. \u0421\u0442\u0430\u0440\u0430\u0435\u043c\u0441\u044f \u0438\u0441\u043f\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c Active Voice \u0434\u043b\u044f \u044f\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u0438 \u0432\u044b\u0440\u0430\u0437\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438."},"content":{"rendered":"

\u0421\u0442\u0430\u0440\u0430\u0435\u043c\u0441\u044f \u0438\u0441\u043f\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c Active Voice \u0434\u043b\u044f \u044f\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u0438 \u0432\u044b\u0440\u0430\u0437\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438. –\u00a0Use the active voice.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
\n

 <\/p>\n

The active voice is usually more direct and vigorous than the passive:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I shall always remember my first visit to Boston.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This is much better than<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

My first visit to Boston will always be remembered by me.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The latter sentence is less direct, less bold, and less concise. If the writer tries to make it more concise by omitting \u201cby me,\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

My first visit to Boston will always be remembered,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

it becomes indefinite: is it the writer, or some person undisclosed, or the world at large, that will always remember this visit?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This rule does not, of course, mean that the writer should entirely discard the passive voice, which is frequently convenient and sometimes necessary.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a> The dramatists of the Restoration are little esteemed to-day.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Modern readers have little esteem for the dramatists of the Restoration.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The first would be the right form in a paragraph on the dramatists of the Restoration; the second, in a paragraph on the tastes of modern readers. The need of making a particular word the subject of the sentence will often, as in these examples, determine which voice is to be used.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

As a rule, avoid making one passive depend directly upon another.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n
\n

Gold was not allowed to be exported.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

It was forbidden to export gold (The export of gold was prohibited).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

He has been proved to have been seen entering the building.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

It has been proved that he was seen to enter the building.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

In both the examples above, before correction, the word properly related to the second passive is made the subject of the first.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A common fault is to use as the subject of a passive construction a noun which expresses the entire action, leaving to the verb no function beyond that of completing the sentence.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n
\n

A survey of this region was made in 1900.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

This region was surveyed in 1900.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Mobilization of the army was rapidly effected.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

The army was rapidly mobilized.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Confirmation of these reports cannot be obtained.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

These reports cannot be confirmed.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Compare the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>sentence<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> \u201cThe export of gold was prohibited,\u201d in which the predicate \u201cwas prohibited\u201d expresses something not implied in \u201cexport.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a> The habitual use of the active voice makes for forcible writing. This is true not only in narrative principally concerned with action, but in writing of any kind. Many a tame sentence of description or exposition can be made lively and emphatic by substituting a verb in the active\u00a0voice for some such perfunctory expression as\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>there is<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>, or\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>could be heard<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n

There were a great number of dead leaves lying on the ground.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Dead leaves covered the ground.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

The sound of a guitar somewhere in the house could be heard.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Somewhere in the house a guitar hummed sleepily.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

The reason that he left college was that his health became impaired.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Failing health compelled him to leave college.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

It was not long before he was very sorry that he had said what he had.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

He soon repented his words.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\n

\n

\n

\u041f\u043e\u0434\u0433\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0432\u043a\u0430 \u043a IELTS, TOEFL, SAT, GMAT \u043f\u043e \u0421\u043a\u0430\u0439\u043f\u0443 \u0441 \u0414\u043c\u0438\u0442\u0440\u0438\u0435\u043c \u041a\u043e\u0440\u043e\u043f\u0435\u043d\u043a\u043e!<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u0421\u0442\u0430\u0440\u0430\u0435\u043c\u0441\u044f \u0438\u0441\u043f\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c Active Voice \u0434\u043b\u044f \u044f\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u0438 \u0432\u044b\u0440\u0430\u0437\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438. –\u00a0Use the active voice.   The active voice is usually more direct and vigorous than the passive: I shall always remember my […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[962,964,963],"class_list":["post-2035","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-writing","tag-active-voice-versus-passive-voice","tag-active--passive-voice--","tag---passive-voice--"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.englishtest.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2035","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.englishtest.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.englishtest.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.englishtest.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.englishtest.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2035"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/www.englishtest.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2035\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2039,"href":"http:\/\/www.englishtest.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2035\/revisions\/2039"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.englishtest.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2035"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.englishtest.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2035"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.englishtest.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2035"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}