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Passive voice example racing

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The passive voice is a type of grammatical voice in which the subject is acted upon by the verb. In passive-voice sentences, the subject is the receiver of the action (i.e., what would be the direct object in an active-voice sentence). For example:

• “The concert was attended by many young people.” (The subject the concert receives the action of attended.)
• “The necklace is being made by a child.” (The subject the necklace receives the action of being made.)

Passive-voice verbs are always preceded by the auxiliary verb be and are in their past participle forms. While the receiver of the action comes before the verb, the person or thing performing the action (known as the agent) comes after the verb and is preceded by the preposition by to form a prepositional phrase. For example:

• “The lights were turned off by the janitor.” (The lights is the subject, but the janitor performs the action turned off.)
• “Final exams will be taken by students on Friday.” (Final exams is the subject, but students performs the action taken.)
• “Letters to Santa are sent by children every year.” (Letters to Santa is the subject, but children performs the action sent.)