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1. The passive voice is formed by using a form of the verb "to be" along with the past participle of the active verb. The subject of the active verb becomes the agent in the passive voice, often placed at the end of the sentence. 2. The passive voice is used when the agent is unknown, unimportant, or obvious; to make statements more polite or formal; and when the action is more important than the agent. 3. To indicate the agent, the preposition "by" is used followed by the agent

Author

Miriam Chiovetta

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EN