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Passive and Active Voice

Created by Kian Ravaei, Jemma Tan, Xinyi(Alex) Yan

Peer Learning Facilitators from the UCLA Undergraduate Writing Center give their top writing tips! Each video includes interactive questions to test your knowledge. In this video, learn all about passive and active voice with Jemma!

Passive and Active Voice with Jemma

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About this tutorial

Authors

Kian Ravaei, Jemma Tan, Xinyi(Alex) Yan

Contributors

Chris Lopez, Christine Holten, Renee Romero, Hannah Sutherland, Doug Worsham

Learning Outcomes

Identify differences between passive and active sentences
List reasons to use passive voice
Use passive and active voice to emphasize the doer or receiver

Accessibility Information

Closed Captioning Available

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