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Why might a writer use the passive voice? Choose three answers.

The writer wants to make the action livelier.
The writer wants to emphasize the receiver of the action.
The writer does not know who performed the action.
The writer wants to make the action more specific.
The writer does not think knowing who did the action is important.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
- The writer wants to emphasize the receiver of the action.
- The writer does not know who performed the action.
- The writer does not think knowing who did the action is important.

Brief why: passive voice shifts focus from the doer to the receiver, and it lets the writer omit the agent when it’s unknown or irrelevant.