Active+vs+Passive+voice

Use active voice when writing for the webIn sentences written in active voice, the subject performs the action expressed in the verb; the subject acts.e.g. The dog bit the boy.The girl walked to school.Scientists have conducted experiments to test the theory.In each example above, the subject of the sentence performs the action expressed in the verb.Avoid using passive voice in web pages.**You can recognize passive-voice expressions because the verb phrase will always include a form of** //**be**//**, such as** //**am**//**,** //**is**//**,** //**was**//**,** //**were**//**,** //**are**//**, or** //**been**//**.**. Another way to recognize passive-voice sentences is that they may include a "by the..." phrase after the verb; the agent performing the action, if named, is the object of the preposition in this phrase.e.g. The boy was bitten by the dog.The girl was walking to school.Experiments have been conducted by scientists to test the theory.  An active voice is where the subject in a sentence carries out the action.

 A passive voice is where the subject in the sentence receives the action.  It is more effective to use the active voice as it is more concise and personal, however the passive voice is useful in report writing and formal texts where the writer wishes to sound objective.

Passive voice is frequently used by authorities for report writing, as it is impersonal.

Is Passive Voice Hard to Understand? __A recent study__  suggests that less educated people--those who dropped out of school when they were 16--have a harder time understanding sentences written in the passive voice than those written in active voice. I only had access to the press release, not the original study, but the results made it seem as if you should stick with active voice if you're writing for the general population.