It was a positive test result that caused him to be admitted to the hospital. I have a preference for chocolate. We need to have a discussion about he project. Please make a decision today. He suddenly came to the realization that she was upset.
Strong verbs are specific.
Molly drank her soda. Molly sipped her Barg's Root Beer from a chilled mug. Avoid the passive voice if at all possible. In this sentence, the ball becomes the subject, just sitting there waiting to receive the action, the hit. We put our whodunit at the end of the sentence in a place of non-importance, a prepositional phrase.