Examples of passive voice in a Sentence

• 例句 passive voice
  1. The passive voice is sometimes criticized for de-emphasizing the actor. ["is ... criticized" is passive.]
  2. Many languages, including English, use auxiliary verbs in constructing the passive voice.
  3. The parts are comprised by the whole. ‎ However, the passive voice of comprise must be employed carefully to make sense. Phrases such as "animals and cages are comprised by zoos" or "pitchers, catchers, and fielders are comprised by baseball teams" highlight the difficulty.
  4. In these uncertain times, I am disposed towards caution. ‎ (Used here intransitively in the passive voice)

Other Vocabulary

形似词 (Look-Alike Words)

1. en passive-voice
2. en active voice
3. en inside voice
4. en outside voice
5. en passive solar