alleryStart learning →Three stores were robbed last night. Why is the passive used?
AThe agent is unknown
BThe patient is missing
CThe verb is intransitive
DThe agent is the focus
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. The agent is the focus
The robber is not known, so the passive lets the sentence leave the agent out.
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