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Question 3 • English I

Why might a writer use the passive voice? Choose three correct answers.

Answer
A
The writer does not think knowing who did the action is important.
B
The writer wants to emphasize the receiver of the action.
C
The writer wants to make the action more specific.
D
The writer wants to make the action livelier.
E
The writer does not know who performed the action.

Explanation

The passive voice puts the receiver of an action in the subject position, so a writer may use it to emphasize that receiver. It is also useful when the actor is unimportant or unknown, as in “The window was broken.” Passive voice does not make an action more specific or livelier; those are not reasons to choose it here.

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