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 Some examples of appropriate use of passive voice are: Some examples of appropriate use of passive voice are:
      * **Focus**: To put the focus on the object of the sentence -- That car was parked by John.      * **Focus**: To put the focus on the object of the sentence -- That car was parked by John.
-     * **Continuity (end-focus principle)**:​ To achieve a smooth connection between the end of one sentence and the beginning of the next, especially in dialog (Cohen, Giangola, & Balogh, 2004) -- A: Did John park **that** car? -- B: No, **this** car was parked by John. -- But note **that** you can often achieve end focus more efficiently without passive voice by using ellipsis -- A: Did John park that car? -- B: No, this one.+     * **Continuity (end-focus principle)**:​ To achieve a smooth connection between the end of one sentence and the beginning of the next, especially in dialog ([[references#​cohen|Cohen, Giangola, & Balogh, 2004]]) -- A: Did John park **that** car? -- B: No, **this** car was parked by John. -- But note **that** you can often achieve end focus more efficiently without passive voice by using ellipsis -- A: Did John park that car? -- B: No, this one.
     * **Scientific writing**: To avoid the use of personal pronouns (“I,” “we”) in scientific or other formal writing. Note that this practice has been changing, especially in human factors and psychology -- The expected effect was not found.     * **Scientific writing**: To avoid the use of personal pronouns (“I,” “we”) in scientific or other formal writing. Note that this practice has been changing, especially in human factors and psychology -- The expected effect was not found.
     * **Common construction**:​ Although Mrs. Smith did the work, we would normally say -- John Smith was born on January 5, 1984.     * **Common construction**:​ Although Mrs. Smith did the work, we would normally say -- John Smith was born on January 5, 1984.