3 uses of Passive voice for Effective Writing
You must have learned passive voice time and again in your childhood. However, you may not have enough clarity about using them. This post takes you through three primary uses of passive voice.

Passive voice can be a tricky concept to master in writing, but it's an important tool to have in your arsenal. You might feel confused when it comes to using it voice in English conversation.Understanding the difference between active and passive voice.Before diving into the art of using passive voice effectively, it's important to understand the difference between active and passive voice. In active voice, the subject of the sentence performs the action, while in passive voice, the subject receives the action. For example, "The dog chased the cat" is in active voice, while "The cat was chased by the dog" is in passive voice. While active voice is generally preferred for its clarity and directness, passive voice can be useful in certain situations, such as when the focus should be on the object of the action rather than the subject performing it.The following explanation will help you understand the three primary uses of passive voice in English. I have also created numerous examples to explain each usage so that you can easily remember these concepts.USE 1: When you want to stress or emphasize the action instead of a doer.Just observe the following examples:
- You made a mistake while preparing this report.
- You have not called the client yet.
- Your team didn’t deliver the shipment yesterday.
- You did not fix this problem yesterday.
- Suresh did not answer this email last week.
- A mistake has been/was made while preparing this report.
- The client has not been called yet.
- This shipment was not delivered yesterday.
- This problem was not fixed yesterday.
- This email was not answered last week.
- The government introduced the law last year.
- The refuse collector removed the garbage last week.
- Our managing director suggested this policy.
- The government fired the top brass of the company.
- The technician repaired the air conditioner yesterday.
- The law was introduced last year.
- The garbage was removed last week.
- This policy was suggested by our managing director.
- The top brass of the company was fired by Government.
- The air conditioner was repaired yesterday.
- His mobile has been stolen.
- This empty building was attacked yesterday.
- The secret donations are made every month.
- The car was parked there in the morning.
- The paper was leaked last week.
Member discussion