Substitute the active passive voice to make the following less wordy and more forceful.

1. In my neighborhood, many new apartment houses are being built by developers.

2. Our plans were changed abruptly when her message was received by us.

3. After the soup was served, the turkey was served by them.

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Fritz

27 June, 11:52

Substitute the active passive voice to make the following less wordy and more forceful.

1. In my neighborhood, many new apartment houses are being built by developers.

2. Our plans were changed abruptly when her message was received by us.

3. After the soup was served, the turkey was served by them.

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Yael Golden · Answer 1

In my neighborhood, developers are building many new apartment houses.

We changed our plans abruptly when we received her message.

After serving the soup, they served the turkey

Skye Contreras · Answer 2

1. In my neighborhood, developers build many new apartment houses.

2. Our plans were changed abruptly when we received her message.

3. After the soup was served, they served the turkey.

Active voice focuses on the person/object performing the action while passive voice focuses on the person/object receiving the action.

Substitute the active passive voice to make the following less wordy and more forceful.1. In my neighborhood, many new apartment houses are being built by developers.2. Our plans were changed abruptly when her message was received by us.3. After the soup was served, the turkey was served by them.