The Writing of Business Active and Passive Verbs Exercise

In some instances in the following sentences, passive verbs are used inappropriately. Revise those sentences to change passive verbs into active verbs. If you believe the passive is used appropriately, don't revise the sentence; instead, write down why you believe the sentence should not be changed

1. The performance review was completed in time to meet legal guidelines.
   
   
   
   
   
   
2. The procedures for writing performance reviews were approved by the Human Resources Department.
   
   
   
   
   
   
3. Pat Stevenson's performance review was not completed by Chris Amundson according to approved guidelines or by the established deadline.
   
   
   
   
   
   
4. The Electropro Corporation was established in 1992 by Kelly McDowell and Kim Edwards.
   
   
   
   
   
   
5. The mission and vision statements for the Electropro Corporation were developed inhouse by an ad hoc committee representing all departments through a series of focus group meetings.
   
   
   
   
   
   
6. The theatre was renovated by Hardcastle & Associates after a tremendous fundraising effort by the City Council in league with volunteers from across the city.
   
   
   
   
   
   
7. The process was expedited by the supervisor.
   
   
   
   
   
   
8. The benchmarks for product quality were established and maintained by the Quality Assurance Committee.
   
   
   
   
   
   
9. Survey subjects were selected through random sampling, and distribution of the survey occurred from July 1 through July 15.
   
   
   
   
   
   
10. Survey data was compiled and interpreted by a team of highly trained researchers.
    
    
    
    
    
    

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