| The general pattern appears to be that the unmarked, active voice acts as a same function category, while the marked, passive voice indicates a switch in function. |
| Another advantage of sentences written in the active voice is that the sentences are usually shorter. |
| Some verbs in passive constructions are translated in German with reflexive verbs in the active voice. |
| The few statistical studies we have seen or heard of indicate that you are likely to use the active voice most of the time anyway. |
| Be ruthless with clutter, write in the active voice, place each idea into a sentence of its own, and lastly, get your punctuation right. |
| Current stylistic conventions dictate that authors should use the active voice in most forms of writing. |
