Choose the correct options to complete the rules
We use [passive|active] voice when the object is more important than who does the action.
Examples:
Several peoplewere injuredin the accident.
Iwas bittenby a dog when I was a child.
We use passive voice when we [don't know|know] who does the action.
Examples:
My keyswere stolenyesterday.
This churchwas builtin the 19th century.
We use passive voice when we [can|can't] understand who does the action from the context.
Examples:
The criminalswill be arrestedsoon. (by the police)
How oftenisyour carrepaired? (by the mechanic)
We use by to add the [major|agent] to a passive voice sentence.
Examples:
The telephone was inventedbyAlexander Bell.
The letters have been writtenbymy friend.
We don't include the doer (agent) when:
The person who performs the action
[is|isn't] important.Example: Three million cars are exported every year.
The doer (agent)
[is|isn't] obvious or already known.Example: English is spoken in the UK.
The doer (agent)
[is|isn't] known.Example: The car was scratched when it was in the car park.