When the subject of the sentence receives the action, and the person or thing doing the action follows the verb, the sentence is in

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When the subject of the sentence receives the action, and the person or thing doing the action follows the verb, the sentence is in passive voice. In passive voice constructions, the focus is on the action being performed on the subject rather than who is performing the action. For example, in the sentence "The cake was eaten by the children," "the cake" is the subject receiving the action, and "the children" is the agent performing the action.