The passive voice formed by Subject + verb to be+Past Participle. The object in the active voice becomes the subject of the passive voice and the subject of the active voice is either the object in the passive voice or is not mentioned.
The passive voice is used when we don't know the performer of the action. Example: “The house was built in 1884” in this case we don't know who built the house.
The passive voice is used when the focus is on the receiver of the action. Example: “Five people were killed in a car accident”, in this case the focus is on “five people”
The passive voice is used when the focus is on the action. Example: “The car was stolen”, in this case the emphasis is on the fact that the car was stolen and not on who stole it.
So the three options that apply to the uses of the passive voice are:
when the performer of the action is unknown
when you want to emphasize the action directly
when you want to emphasize the receiver of the action
The answer I think is a or b
The correct answer to this open question is the following.
Although there are no further specific references, we can comment on the following.
This is my report.
It is always interesting to know more details about the life of famous people. In this case, this female singer that gave a lecture about the life of a musician was interesting, although she talked in general terms. I think it would have been more interesting if she could have talked about the details of the music business for new musicians or the way she had to overcome adversities to become a popular artist.
I say this because there are many texts and references on the internet about the music business. However, there is such little information about the specifics, the details. And popular artists like her could be able to share good information with students about the details of the music business.
My suggestion is that we could invite these famous people but we should ask them to center their speech on specific issues so the talk could be useful. If they talk about general issues or about their lives, many books and pages already include their bios and general information.
We, as students, need more focused topics, that only listen to general information or the artist's public life that is already known.
