Effective Writing 10th Edition by Claire May,Gordon May

Exercise 6

Identify the passive-voice constructions in the following sentences and revise them to active voice. Be careful not to substitute weak active verbs for passive voice. For some sentences you may need to invent a subject for the active verb.
Example:
PASSIVE: That alternative could have been followed.
ACTIVE: We (or the firm, our client, McDonough Corporation, etc.) could have followed that alternative.
1. This information was prepared by our research department.
2. No audit work on XYZ's internal control was performed by our firm.
3. Our opinion on the financial statements may have to be modified.
4. These disclosures are required for external reporting,
5. This procedure can easily be implemented.
6. It is recommended that finished parts inventories be physically controlled.
7. Although our computer was purchased last year, it is already obsolete.
8. At the seminar guidelines will be provided for lease accounting.
9. In many college accounting courses effective writing skills are emphasized.
10. The prior years' working papers were reviewed.