Question

Which situations are best suited for the passive voice? Select three options. when you are talking about a general truth when the performer of the action is unknown when you want to emphasize the action directly when you want to emphasize the receiver of the action when you want to be clear about who performs the action

Answer 1

Passive voice is used when emphasis is to be given on the object i.e. receiver of the action. In the given options passive voice is suitable to use when,  

- when you want to emphasize the receiver of the action

- when the performer of the action is unknown

- when you are talking about a general truth  

Answer 2

Passive voice: When the subject is acted up on by the verb, then the sentence is in passive voice.

In a passive voice, the person or thing that the sentence is talking about becomes the subject.

Passive voice is best suited,

• When you are talking about a general truth
• When the performer of the action is unknown
• When you want to emphasize the receiver of the action