English verbs come in one of two so-called voices, the active and the passive. Active sentences (I made this entry, you wrote an essay, we partied) are usually more lively and precise than passive sentences (an entry was made, an essay was written, there was a party). The active sentence tells you who did what. It's livelier and, often, shorter. Passive sentences can fudge facts and put your reader to sleep. Or: Falling asleep is one of the things that happens when passive sentences are read in great numbers.
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