When does a writer want to use active voice instead of the passive voice

A writer wants to use an active voice when the subject of the sentence performs the action expressed in the verb. like for the sentence:

The boy hugged the dog.

the bold words show the subject performing the action (the dog) and the individual being acted upon (the boy). This is an example of a sentence using the active voice.

Plagiarism is where you copy information off of another person withing crediting them and not citing the source. To avoid plagiarism, you need to do the following:Cite the sourceCredit the personPut quotes around your statement.

It can help you because it doesn't make you a cheater and makes it look like you just copied and pasted it.