PASSIVE VOICE

• Subject is unknown, obvious or not

THREE important:

REASONS The building was vandalized.

The flowers were delivered on time.
TO USE The roads were fixed quickly.

THE • Sentence variety

He did A. Then he did B. After that he did
PASSIVE C.

VOICE He did A. C wasn’t done until he had

completed B.
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THREE
REASONS Coca-cola was invented by a

TO USE pharmacist named John Pemberton.

His original recipe contained cocaine,
THE which is why the drink was named

PASSIVE Coca-cola. Today Coca-cola is a global

Brand that is consumed by millions of
VOICE people.