Why is the passive voice used in the sentence "My flat was broken into last week"?

Passive Voice Quiz

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Ankhaa Terbish
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
To emphasize the person who did the action
Because we do not know who broke into the flat
To make the sentence more formal
To show that the speaker was responsible
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In which of the following sentences is the passive voice used to emphasize the action rather than the person?
The police arrested the suspect.
The scientist discovered a new planet.
A new hospital will be opened next year.
She wrote an excellent novel.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is the passive voice used in the sentence "A lot of mistakes have been made"?
To focus on who made the mistakes
To make the sentence shorter
To avoid saying who is responsible
To sound more scientific
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do you change an active sentence into the passive voice?
The subject remains the same, but the verb changes
The object of the active sentence becomes the subject in the passive sentence
The verb remains unchanged, but the subject and object switch places
The subject of the active sentence is always omitted
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence is correctly changed into the passive voice?
They wrote a book → A book was written by they
She gave me a present → A present was given me by her
Tom invited me → I was invited by Tom
We watched a movie → A movie watched by us
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following verbs cannot be used in the passive voice?
Eat
Resemble
Build
Write
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When do we use "by + agent" in a passive sentence?
To show what or who performed the action
To show what tool was used
To remove the focus from the action
To describe the location of the action
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