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English GrammarUse of the Active and Passive VoiceThe active voice is used when the subject is to be made prominent. The passive voice is used when the object is to be made prominent. The passive voice is preferred to the active voice in the following cases: 1. When the doer of the action is not known or when it doesn’t matter who performed the action.
The patient was carried home. (Passive) 2. When the subject in the active voice is clear from the context. She was dismissed. (Who dismissed her? Must be her mistress) |
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