Why should you write most sentences in the active voice? A. The active voice makes a sentence more interesting and lively.

B. Who or what performed the action is not named in the sentence in the active voice.

C. It is important to emphasize the receiver of the action in the active voice.

D. The active voice is always in the present tense.

A. The active voice makes a sentence more interesting and lively.

Explanation:

Active Voice Adds Impact to Your Writing

Active Voice Adds Impact. Using active voice in your writing means that the subject of the sentence comes first and performs the action that the rest of the sentence describes.

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Active Voice

Active voice is a grammatical voice common in many of the world's languages. It is the unmarked voice for clauses featuring a transitive verb in nominative–accusative languages, including English and most other Indo-European languages. A verb in such languages is usually in the active voice when the subject of the verb performs the action named.

The correct answer is  

A) The active voice makes a sentence more interesting and lively.

A would be the correct answer.

A

Explanation:

It makes a sentence more interesting and lively as it engages the reader more successfully than a passive voice would.

Eg: Active Voice- Brandon's dog bit Sally on her left leg.

     Passive Voice- Sally was bitten on her left leg by Brandon's dog.

Remember for an active voice the subject is performing the verb.