True or false: why the passive is used

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   The passive lets a writer leave the doer unnamed.

2. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   That is useful when the doer is unknown or irrelevant.

3. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   It can also be used to avoid naming who is responsible.

4. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   The passive always makes a sentence clearer.

5. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   The active names the doer directly.

Explanation