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1Sometimes a statement in passive is more polite than active voice. Like in the example: A mistake was made. In this case, I focus on the fact that a mistake was made, but I do not blame anyone.

2When it's necessary to say who/what did the action,use .....

3Cleopatra a serpente necata est.

4We use "with + instrument, material or ingredient" to say what the agent used in the passive voice.

5According to the text, what is a situation in which the passive voice is useful?

6When is the agent omitted in the passive voice?

7In the sentence "The report was submitted by the intern," which word is the agent?

8The book was written ..... Shakespeare.

9In the passive voice, we always know who performs the action.State whether the above sentence is True or False.

10In the sentence "The room will be decorated by the team," what is the agent?

11Can we omit the "by + agent" in the following sentence?The Portuguese president was shot by someone.

12To whom the agent is responsible?

13In which sentence is the agent of the action mentioned?

14"The window was broken." The agent (doer of the action) is:

15Passive or active verbs when to useWhen we don't know who does the action?

16When do I use passive? Choose whether the situation "A sentence where the doer is unknown" should use Active or Passive voice.

17A sentence structure where the actor is absent or unclear, often leading to passive voice constructions.

18Passive voice-when the ..... of the sentence is unknown, we don't know ..... is doing the .....

19In passive voice we do not know who did the action.

20When do we use passive forms?

21In the sentence, 'The window was broken by the baseball,' which part is the 'by-phrase' that identifies the agent or cause of the action?

22If the sentence contains the phrase: " by ..... (the doer) ..... " it's a pretty good bet it is passive.

23In the passive voice, is it always necessary to mention who does the action?

24Consider the following statement;"The laws was criticized as responding slowly in the pandemic".How is bias displayed in this statement?

25Which of the following sentences uses the passive voice to avoid specifying the subject?

26In the passive voice, we always know who performs the action.

27ACTIVE: The police arrested the woman last night. PASSIVE: The woman was arrested last night. Why have we omitted the agent?

28In passive-voice sentences, the doer of the action may be revealed or may be left unknown.

29We add by [agent], when we think the agent is

30In passive voice, we often use the word .....

31Which of these is not an use of the passive voice?

32True or false?Passive sentences are problematic in academic writing since they can be vague about who is responsible for the action.

33Most of the time, when you see "by" in a sentence, that sentence is in .....

34What quick test can help determine if a sentence is passive?

35In the sentence, 'The student responsible for the project was praised,' which prepositional phrase correctly identifies the agent in a passive-like structure?

36Mark if the agent is necessary or not-My lunch was eaten by a crocodile

37The story I've just read ..... Agatha Christie.

38TRUE/FALSE: The Speaker is always the Author who wrote the text.

39Which of the following is a reason to use passive voice?

40We want to use object because:

41Which sentence correctly uses a 'by'-phrase to show the agent in the passive voice?

42In what situation is passive voice often used?

43Choose the better email statement: a) The petty cash box was left open last night. b) Someone left the petty cash box open last night.

44What effect does passive voice have on the clarity of writing?

45Choose the sentence that correctly uses the by phrase.

46The passive voice always requires "by."

47What is the role of the agent in a passive voice sentence?

48True or false?We use passives to focus attention on who or what an action affects and when it is unclear or unimportant who performs the action.

49Which sentence correctly uses the agent 'by'-phrase in the passive voice to show who performed the action?

50The Agent in passive sentences is typically introduced by the preposition:

51A passive sentence with no agent (the doer of the action). This type of passive could beconstructed to deceive the audience/participants or conceal irrelevant information.E.g. Thesparkly top was stolen.

52In newspaper writing, passive constructions are often used when:

53If you want to hide the identity of the doer of the action, use the active voice.

54If "by zombies" works in my sentence, then my sentence is written in .....

55For the passive sentence He was arrested, who most obviously did the action?

56In passive voice, the word 'by' is used to indicate: A) The subject performing the action B) The object receiving the action C) The tense of the verb D) The adverbial phrase

57We have to include by who in every passive sentence

58In the passive voice, it is ALWAYS necessary to say who do/did the things.

59In "The chemicals were mixed," why is the person not named?

60Which sentence uses passive to hide the doer?

61In which situation would using passive voice be most effective?