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thebettafish:

What is the best way to change this sentence from passive voice to active voice? The multitalented guitarist, Francisco, was chosen by the band to be their lead singer. The band chose the multitalented guitarist Francisco to be their lead singer. Francisco, the multitalented guitarist, was chosen, by the band, to be their lead singer. Francisco, the multitalented guitarist, was chosen by the band to be their lead singer. Chosen was the multitalented guitarist Francisco, by the band, to be their lead singer.

thebettafish:

i hink c

Shadow:

Remember that active voice is the sentence that is most easily read and understood

thebettafish:

so d

Shadow:

It's often shorter than other variations as it excludes unnecessary words and puntuation.

Shadow:

punctuation*

thebettafish:

c?

Shadow:

It is not C, look how many commas there are, how many times you have to pause. It does not flow.

thebettafish:

ok not c or d so i thin b because a makes scine

Shadow:

The answer is A. It's the shortest sentences that gets all the necessary information across, effectively, at a fast pace, and easily understood.

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