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                              Grammar: The Passive Voice.




                Grammar reference: The Passive Voice.
                     The Passive Voice is used to show interest in the person or object that
                experiences an action rather than the person or object that performs the
                action.  In  other  words,  the  most  important  thing  or  person  becomes  the

                subject of the sentence.
                     I write letters. Letters are written by me.
                     The team does the project. The project is done by the team.
                     They asked him about his future plans. He was asked about his future
                plans.
                     Someone built this house in 1975. The house was built in 1975.

                     They  will  film  the  movie  in  London.  The  movie  will  be  filmed  in
                London.
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