Active vs Passive Voice

the subject of a sentence performs the verb’s action

gives a strong, direct, and clear tone

Examples:

Jon rides in the tractor over the hill.

She drives the tractor fast.

Ebin runs quickly through the woods.

the subject is acted on by the verb

is always constructed with a conjugated form of "to be" + the verb’s past participle

doing this usually generates a preposition as well

Examples:

The tractor is ridden over the hill by Jon.

The tractor is driven fast by her.