Whether you write on a part- or full-time basis, you can benefit from becoming more familiar with an often-overlooked aspect of writing that is treated in today’s column: active and passive voice ...

The Thousand Words Project was an exciting lesson in my classroom; students were engaged and were able to see a new way of approaching writing. Students who are visual learners got a chance to ...

The “voice” of verbs (active or passive) is different than the “tense” of verbs. Tense defines action within time, when the verb happens. Voice defines the relationship between subject and verb, who ...

When the subject of a sentence isn't doing something, the verb is passive. On the other hand, a sentence is active when the subject performs the verb (action). For example, in this sentence the verb ...

People who give advice on copywriting often say, “Avoid using the passive voice.” This universal statement is not always correct but, more importantly, it is often confusing because most of us use ...

It was relatively quiet on the public service vehicle headed for Kakamega from Nairobi when someone’s mobile phone shrilled. After the customary 'hallo', there followed a hearty laugh, then; “You ...

It was relatively quiet on the public service vehicle headed for Kakamega from Nairobi when someone’s mobile phone shrilled. After the customary 'hallo', there followed a hearty laugh, then; “You ...