Sentence in passive voice

Answer 1

Passive tense allows us to put someone or something that is not the actor first in a sentence - in the position of the subject. This dilutes the power of a sentence. It makes weak, passive sentences that are harder to read.

The cat was chased. (by the dog) - passive

The dog chased the cat - active.

We can use passive tense without the actor if the actor is not important or not known.

The Mona Lisa was painted in the 16th century.

Help! The post office has been robbed!

Passive voice allows us to leave the actor until the end of the sentence, if the actor is important.

The painting is very valuable, it was painted by Van Gogh.

To form a passive sentence, use a form of be + past particle, for example: is used, was eaten, is being asked:

The road is being built this year.

Answer 2

Passive tense allows us to put someone or something that is not the actor first in a sentence - in the position of subject.

The cat was chased. (by the dog) - passive

The dog chased the cat - active.

We use the passive tense without the actor if the actor is not important or not known.

The Mona Lisa was painted in the 16th century.

Help! The post office has been robbed!

The passive allows us to leave the actor until the end of the sentence, if the actor is important.

The painting is very valuable, it was painted by Van Gogh.

To form a passive sentence:

be +past particle. eg is used/was eaten / is being asked

The road is being built this year.

Passive voice does not include words like I, you, we, and us

Answer 3

Passive sentence: Mary was tricked by the street vendor selling fake famous purses.

Active sentence: The street vendor selling fake famous purses tricked Mary.

Passive: The test was taken by 100 students.

Active: One hundred students took the test.

Answer 4

A verb is in the passive voice if the subject receives the action.
Here's an example of a passive voice:
The hikers were found by the dogs.
The subject is hikers, and the the verb phrase is were found.
Active voice:

The dogs found the hikers.
Active voice: Can I help you?
Passive voice: Can you be helped?

Answer 5

The passive voice is most often used in report writing to avoid the use of the first person singular. It is seen as better to say "The chemical was then diluted" rather than "I then diluted the chemical". It's less personal than "I did this, I did that".

However, the best time to use the passive is when you don't know who did it. A newspaper report might say, for example, "the house was broken into" or "the bank was robbed" (in the Passive Voice) because the culprit (subject) is not known.

If you know who did it, it is better to say "Three masked bandits robbed the bank" (Active Voice) rather than "the bank was robbed BY three masked bandits" (Passive Voice). The Active Voice is stronger and more immediate.

The passive is often used when writing about a process eg.

The tea leaves are picked. Then they are washed, sorted and dried. The dried tea is then packed.

The passive voice is always acceptable, although it is essential to use it in the following cases:

When the identity of the performer is unknown or conceled

When the object is emphasized

When the performer of the action is unimportant

Use of the passive in other cases may weaken your sentence, as it is more indirect and also more verbose, but this may be exactly what you are looking for. Let discretion be your guide.

Answer 6

A sentence with a passive voice is one where the action is done to the subject, rather than the subject doing the action. An example is, "The book was laid on the table."

Answer 7

My friend was detained last week by the police, simply because he is Latino. APEX

Answer 8

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