Select the sentence that avoids passive voice where an active construction provides greater clarity and strength.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. The senior compliance committee authored the new laboratory safety manual.
- Step 1: Active voice places the agent performing the action as the grammatical subject ('The senior compliance committee authored...').
- Step 2: Active constructions are more direct, concise, and vigorous than passive constructions.
Answer
The senior compliance committee authored the new laboratory safety manual.
Why not the others: The sentence 'The new laboratory safety manual was authored by the senior compliance committee' is passive ('was authored by'); the sentence 'A decision was arrived at by the administrators...' uses awkward nominalized passive phrasing ('A decision was arrived at by'); the sentence 'It was determined by the panel...' uses impersonal passive ('It was determined by').
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