Question

use this voice to emphasize who or what is doing the action
active voice

passive voice

Answer 1

Active voice — emphasizes who or what is doing the action
- Structure: Subject (actor) + verb + object.
- Use when you want the doer to be clear, direct and prominent.
- Example: "The chef cooked the meal." (Emphasis: the chef.)

Passive voice — emphasizes the receiver of the action (or the action itself)
- Structure: Subject (receiver) + form of be + past participle (+ optional "by" phrase with the actor).
- Use when the doer is unknown, unimportant, or you want focus on the result or object.
- Example: "The meal was cooked (by the chef)." (Emphasis: the meal.)

Quick conversions
- Active → Passive: Make the object the subject, add appropriate form of be + past participle, optionally include "by" + actor.
- Active: "The committee approved the policy."
- Passive: "The policy was approved (by the committee)."

- Passive → Active: Make the "by" phrase (actor) the subject and use an active verb.
- Passive: "The policy was approved by the committee."
- Active: "The committee approved the policy."

When to choose which
- Choose active to highlight the actor, improve clarity and brevity.
- Choose passive to highlight the thing acted on, to omit the actor, or for a more formal/scientific tone.
- If you specifically want to emphasize the actor but still vary style, use a cleft construction: "It was the chef who cooked the meal."

If you want, give me a sentence and I’ll rewrite it in active and passive forms to show both emphases.