(the real subject of the verb, the batter, comes after the verb) The ball was hit
A passive sentence is a sentence where the subject does not perform the action of the verb
The passive “se” is straight forward to use since it is always formed in the 3rd person – be it a singular verb conjugation (él, ella, usted) or 3rd person
Active voice and passive voice are grammatical constructions that communicate certain information about an action
* -If there is only one object,we use is
The noun or noun phrase that would be the object of a corresponding active sentence (such as Our troops defeated the enemy) appears as the subject of a sentence or clause in the passive voice (The enemy was defeated by our troops)
Because readers may experience active voice sentences as clearer than passive voice sentences, professional writers are often urged to limit the use of passive voice
Both German and English offer an alternative verb structure, the passive voice, in which the subject of the sentence receives the action: He is snubbed by her
In the active voice example of the modal verb, the second person pronoun, you, is directly addressed as the person who can use the computer
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Jan 05, 2019 · Choosing Passive Voice
You may have learned that the passive voice is weak and incorrect, but it isn’t that simple