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Passive Voice
The verb  to be +  past participle. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Uses: 1   it is clear from the context who the agent is. ,[object Object]
2  we don't know who the agent is or was. ,[object Object]
3  when the agent is not important. ,[object Object]
4  The passive is also used in formal notices: ,[object Object],[object Object]

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