Question

why might a writer use the passive voice? choose three answers.
the writer wants to make the action livelier.
the writer wants to emphasize the receiver of the action.
the writer does not know who performed the action.
the writer wants to make the action more specific.
the writer does not think knowing who did the action is important.

Explanation:

1. Passive voice shifts focus to the action's receiver, making it the sentence's subject, so this is a key use case.
2. If the doer of the action is unknown, passive voice allows the writer to construct the sentence without identifying them.
3. When the doer is irrelevant to the message, passive voice lets the writer prioritize the action or receiver instead.

Answer:

• The writer wants to emphasize the receiver of the action.
• The writer does not know who performed the action.
• The writer does not think knowing who did the action is important.