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* passive voice uses the auxiliary verb "to be" + the past participle of the action verb
* passive voice uses the auxiliary verb "to be" + the past participle of the action verb
** as in, ''The entire pizza '''was eaten''' by me''
** as in, ''The entire pizza '''was eaten''' by me''
* when to use passive voice:
** passive voice shifts the emphasis from the subject to the object of the sentence
*** so if the object of the sentence is the important idea, then passive voice is fine
*** especially if the subject is irrelevant to the idea:
*** ex. ''The dog was given a bone''
**** focus is on the dog and the bone, and we don't need to state who gave it the bone
* see
* see
** [[https://www.grammarly.com/blog/active-vs-passive-voice/ Active vs. Passive Voice (grammarly.com)]]
** [[https://www.grammarly.com/blog/active-vs-passive-voice/ Active vs. Passive Voice (grammarly.com)]]


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=== periods ===
=== periods ===