Passive voice

Passive voice is a way of constructing sentences where the focus is on the action or its recipient rather than the doer. In passive sentences, the subject receives the action, often introduced with phrases like "was," "were," or "is," followed by the past participle of the verb. For example, "The cake was eaten by the children" emphasizes the cake and the action, rather than "The children ate the cake," which is active. Passive voice can be useful for emphasizing the object or when the actor is unknown or less important.