Matching Pairs Passive voice rulesOnline version Match the rules. by Tamara Lupiañez 1 Passive voice is often used 2 Passive sentences use a form of the verb "to be" 3 The doer of the action is 4 In passive voice, the subject of the sentence 5 Passive voice focuses is acted upon by the verb. often not mentioned in passive sentences in formal writing or to emphasize the action or object rather than the doer. followed by a past participle. on the action itself or the object of the action