My writing focus for the given week was using active language in my writings. It is a highly essential lesson since it outlines the critical idea of presenting written information more vigorously and interestingly. Using functional language in writing allowed me to realize that I can give my knowledge with a more confident and precise tone. The key reason is that active language always involves subject and action, whereas in passive language, the latter is essential, and the former can be absent.
I incorporated active language by not using passive sentences. Using functional language in writing was not a significant struggle, but entirely eliminating passive language was quite challenging. The main reason is that the latter is helpful in creating informative texts. Thus, I found it challenging to avoid passive language at first. It is challenging due to the fact that stating and identifying the subject of a sentence can lead to continuous repetitions, even if pronouns partially eliminate the issue. I also always had to show who or what performed the action, whereas I can dismiss them by applying passive voice. However, now it is clear that I am already comfortable with writing only inactive forms because practice makes perfect.
The given trick had a massive impact on my writing tone because eliminating passive language makes the writing sounder and more robust. Active language sentences are always focused on the subject of the action, which gradually shifted my thinking pattern from an effort to cause. In addition, each sentence appears as easier-to-read and comprehend because it naturally flows from the subject to action to object. Therefore, readers are less likely to get confused by the backward structure of passive language.