Mi padlet luminoso by Cristina Garcia Rodriguez

SELECTING PASSIVE CONSTRUCTIONS IN BUSINESS ENGLISH

faviagarcia2002 — 2024-02-08 01:44:46 UTC

.Some participants need to identify when the passive should be used, that is why there are three reasons why forms are selected and each type of form that is selected is impersonal tone, highlighting the agent and omitting the people.

•Impersonal tone

•Emphasising the agent

Omittingtheagent

IMPERSONAL TONE

faviagarcia2002 — 2024-02-08 01:52:34 UTC

Compare:
The delivery schedule will be with you by Thursday of next week
with
I'll get the delivery schedule to you by Thursday of next week

In the first sentence, the writer / speaker has selected the passive in order to make it clear that she takes no personal responsibility for the promise about Thursday. Keeping things impersonal.

In the second sentence, the writer / speaker has committed herself to the promise and the reader / hearer will know who to contact to complain if the promise is not kept.Making it personal

EMPHASISING THE AGENT

faviagarcia2002 — 2024-02-08 02:05:25 UTC

Even in the written form, the by-phrase may serve to emphasise responsibility, and, indeed, move it from the speaker / writer to another.

for example:
The department manager wrote the report
with
The report was written by the department manager

OMITTING THE AGENT

faviagarcia2002 — 2024-02-08 02:06:01 UTC

The use of the agent or formulation of a sentence in the active voice is unconventional as it may sound strange
are more probable and more natural because of the agent, whether known or unknown, is of no great importance.