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8 Mohammad Mahfooz HussainExamples:%u2022 A new policy has been implemented by the government.(The focus is on the policy, but mentioning the government as the implementer adds important context.)%u2022 A new policy had been implemented.(The focus remains on the policy, and the doer is not mentioned because it is either already known or unimportant.)Use the passive voice in the following situations:1. When the doer of the action (agent) is unknown.2. When the agent is understood or less important.3. When you don%u2019t want to reveal who did the action.4. When you want to focus on the receiver of the action rather than who does/did it.5. To keep the flow steady and develop a topic.Let%u2019s understand these situations separately in detail:1. When the doer of the action (agent) is unknown:When you don%u2019t know the doer, or it is unclear who performed the action, you need to write the sentence in passive voice.%u2022 My account has been credited with 1000 dollars.It is obvious that someone must have done this action, but since we don%u2019t know who that is, we will avoid talking about the doer of the action and just focus on what has been done.You can change it to the active voice if you add and shift the focus on the doer of the action: