Passive Voice to Active Voice Oops! A journalist made a mistake! The following paragraphs were written using the passive voi
better choice for journalistic writing?
1. A college entrance exam was taken by nearly 100 students on Saturday. Results from the exam half the students who took it.
2. Recently, talks have been conducted by the administration to determine the amount of aid to
year, but it was decided by the administration that countries would receive at least half that year
3. A local construction worker was killed by a faulty ladder last week. The worker had been putting the fingers of the man slipped and were the cause of his fall.

Can you please write the active voice for all of the 3 and can you describe how the two versions of the sentences are different, and explain why the active voice is more affective?

What is the effect of narrator's word choice on the tone of this passage? the words "my heart shrank within itself" create a fearful tone. the words "wounded his fellow" develop a remorseful tone. the words "struck harsh upon my ears" suggest an irritated tone. the words "better-omened" set a hopeful tone. excerpt from "the cabuliwallah" by rabindranath tagore i was sitting in my study, looking through the accounts, when some one entered, saluting respectfully, and stood before me. it was rahmun the cabuliwallah. at first i did not recognise him. he had no bag, nor the long hair, nor the same vigour that he used to have. but he smiled, and i knew him again. "when did you come, rahmun? " i asked him. "last evening," he said, "i was released from jail." the words struck harsh upon my ears. i had never before talked with one who had wounded his fellow, and my heart shrank within itself when i realised this; for i felt that the day would have been better-omened had he not turned up.