Active voice, writing style

With the aid of William Strunk and E.B. White in The Elements of Style and that of William Zinsser in On Writing Well, Rudolph Flesch in The ABC of Style, and D.L. Carson, whose comments appear in this book, I have tried to follow some principles of technical communication lately ignored in scientific texts use the first person, put yourself in the reader s place, and, the best for last, use the active voice and a personal subject. 

Active voice—by avoiding personal pronouns, scientists often depend excessively on the passive voice, which can weaken the writing style. When possible, replace passive voice with active voice. 

We have attempted to use shorter sentences, a more active voice, and a more conversational writing style in each chapter. 

Most authors of style books recommend that writing be in the active voice. However, a mix of active and passive may be most appropriate. The passive is slightly more professionaL whereas the active voice is more energetic, as can be seen from the following examples ... 

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