passive voice

Passive voice

he passive voice is used when focusing on the person or thing affected by an action.

* The Passive is formed: Passive Subject + To Be + Past Particple

The house was built in 1989.
* It is often used in business when the object of the action is more important than those who perform the action.

For Example:

We have produced over 20 different models in the past two years. Changes to: Over 20 different models have been produced in the past two years.
* If the agent is important (the person, company or thing that does the action) , use "by"

For Example: Tim Wilson wrote "The Flight to Brunnswick" in 1987. Changes to:"The Flight to Brunnswick" was written in 1987 by Tim Wilson.
* Only verbs that take an object can be used in the passive voice.