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The criminal was arrested by the police.

Subject + to be (conjugated) + past participle + rest of sentence

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The criminal was arrested by the police.

It's common when the doer should be concealed; for example, something should be kept a secret at work.

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The criminal was arrested by the police.

It helps focus on the action and defocus on the agent.

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The criminal was arrested by the police.

• Final -ed is pronounced /id/ after “T”, and “D” sounds. The sound /id/ adds a whole syllable to a word.

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The criminal was arrested by the police.

It provides objectivity; for example, to add a "scientific voice".

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The criminal was arrested by the police.

The agent can be added after the word "by".

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The criminal was arrested by the police.

It states that the most important thing or person is the subject of the sentence.

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