Passive voice

Passive voice

1. Use

   • We use the passive voice when we do not know who has performed the action.
     • Example
       • A civilian has been killed. The car was stolen.
   • We use the passive voice when we want to give more importance to what happened, than to who performed the action or when we do not want to say who performed it.
     • Example
       • The letter was delivered yesterday. A mistake was made.

2. Structure

   • Subject + auxiliary verb (to be) + past participle ...

3. Affirmative

   • The house was built in 1899.

4. Negative

   • The house wasn't built in 1899.

5. Interrogative

   • Was the house built in 1899?

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