Examples of 'passive voice' in a sentence

Meaning of "passive voice"

Passive voice is a grammatical construction that emphasizes the recipient or target of an action rather than the subject performing the action. In English, it is formed by using a form of the verb 'to be' and the past participle of the main verb. It is often used to shift the focus away from the doer of the action or to sound more formal
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  • The form of a transitive verb in which its subject receives the action.

How to use "passive voice" in a sentence

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But this passive voice is a coping mechanism.
Wichita has no indirect speech or passive voice.
The passive voice does just the opposite.
You are also overusing the passive voice.
But the passive voice is not incorrect.
Verbs have active and passive voice.
The passive voice is a specific grammatical construction.
Notice how the passive voice is formed.
Passive voice only weakens your writing.
Problems using passive voice to describe processes.
Passive voice should not be added to articles.
Restrictions to the use of the passive voice.
But the passive voice is not wrong.
Note the artfully deployed passive voice.
The passive voice is just the opposite.

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It is sometimes okay to use the passive voice.
The passive voice makes readers yawn.
Know when to use the passive voice.
Passive voice is used a lot in legal documents.
I will discuss the passive voice soon.
Use passive voice instead of active voice.
Wonderful use of the passive voice there.
Passive voice employs a form of the word to be.
This is another example of the passive voice.
Only use passive voice when required.
How to convert this into passive voice.
He used the passive voice transitive.
He has not always used passive voice.
The passive voice is often used in formal texts.
I also try and avoid passive voice.
Using the passive voice is not a grammar error.
Excellent use of the passive voice here.
Using the passive voice is generally a bad idea.
Avoid the use of the passive voice.
Passive voice is identifiable by a to be verb and a past participle.
There is way too much passive voice.
But passive voice can weaken your writing.
But also be aware of the passive voice.
It employs the passive voice far too often.
Change the following sentences in to passive voice.
The periphrastic passive voice is formed.
The passive voice is excessively used.
Rewrite these sentences in the passive voice.
The passive voice is a very convenient grammatical category.
Lack is rarely used in the passive voice.
Let us take passive voice as an example.
Passive voice should be used throughout.
This is why avoiding the passive voice is so important.
The passive voice is impishly employed.
There are times when passive voice makes sense.

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