Passive Voice Definition
Formation: 'TO BE' + Past Participle
The Passive occurs in most aspects and tenses and changes the emphasis:
EG: My roof was damaged by the storm. - (The storm caused the damage, but the cause is less important to me than the damage to my roof, because I will have to repair it.)
It is also called the Passive Voice.
See Also:
Active; Ergative Verb; Middle Verb; Mood; Passive Index