Matching Pairs Passive voice Online version Passive voice by García Gutiérrez Juan José 1 subject]+[verb (performed by the subject)] 2 The passive voice isn’t a grammatical error; 3 In general, the active voice makes your writing stronger, more direct, and, you guessed it, more active. The subject is something, or it does the action of the verb in the sentence. With the passive voice the subject is acted upon by some other performer of the verb. it’s a matter of style +[optional object]