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9.3. Using the Passive

1. The passive can be used when you want to Coffee is produced in Colombia.
emphasize what happened more than who
or what performed the action (the agent).

2. The passive can also be used when you do Look! The car has been stolen!
not know the agent.

3. The passive is sometimes used when it is not / My car was stolen.
necessary to state or repeat the agent. X My car was stolen by a car thief.

4. The passive can also be used to avoid My manager told me in a nice way,
criticizing or blaming someone. “This report was not done correcily.”

4 Rewrite the sentences in the passive. Do not include the agent.

1. People love flowers for their beauty and scent.

Flowers are loved for their beauty and scent.

2. In Australia, people chose the golden wattle as the national flower.

3. You can see wax flowers in Western Australia.

4. The media reported an unusual story from Sydney, Australia.

5. Australian police discovered a destroyed flowerbed outside a museum.

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