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10 Mohammad Mahfooz Hussain3. When you don%u2019t want to reveal who did the action:Sometimes, you don%u2019t want to reveal the doer of the action; you want to keep it anonymous. When you do that, you write the sentence in the passive voice.%u2022 A lot of mistakes were made in the paper.Here, the writer is trying to hide the doer of the action: the person who has made these errors in the paper. And that%u2019s why the sentence is in the passive voice.More examples:%u2022 I was called for a blind date. (don%u2019t want to reveal who called me for it)%u2022 He has been cheated many times. (want to keep the person/people anonymous)%u2022 A lot of silly mistakes were made in the paper.%u2022 She was beaten brutally last night.4. When you want to focus on the receiver of the action rather than who does/did it:Sometimes, the object that receives the action is more important than the doer of the action. In such cases, sentences are written in passive voice. Like I just did in the previous sentence.%u2022 The building has been decorated properly.It is obvious that someone must have decorated the building. The focus is on the building (the object), not the person/people who decorated the building.More examples:%u2022 The payment has been made.%u2022 The movie will be released next week.%u2022 This office was built last year.