The police arrested the terrorist late last night - Yes: The shoplifter was arrested late last night. The receiver of the action is the main point of interest. The doer of the action is clear from the context., My parents are staying with us this weekend. - No. 'We are being stayed with this weekend' doesn't make much sense. The passive voice works when the action is being done to someone or something (like "The shoplifter was arrested"). But here, staying is not an action that’s done to someone—it’s something the subject is doing themselves., People hardly ever see foxes during the day. - Yes. Foxes are hardly ever seen during the day. The focus is on the foxes (the receiver of the action). Who is seeing the foxes (people) is less important, and in fact, the doer can be left out., Somebody has vandalised the lift in our block of flats - Yes. The lift in our block of flats has been vandalised. The passive voice is used to focus on the action or result, rather than who performed it, especially when the doer is unknown or unimportant., Sarah was having a bath when the phone rang. - No. This doesn't work in the passive because "having a bath" is something Sarah is doing to herself, not an action that can be done to someone else., The jury convicted the man and the judge sentenced him to 15 years in jail. - Yes: The man was convicted and sentenced to 15 years in jail. The passive shifts focus to the man and what happened to him, which is useful when the outcome for the man is more important than who performed the actions., They are investigating the circumstances of the murder. - Yes. The circumstances of the murder are being investigated. The passive voice is used here to focus on the circumstances of the murder rather than who is doing the investigation, which might be unknown or less important to mention., They say China is the most polluted country in the world - Yes. It is said that China is the most polluted country in the world. The passive voice is used to focus on the statement itself rather than who is saying it, especially when the speaker is vague or unimportant., People must sign and send in their application forms by the end of January - Yes: Application forms must be signed and sent in by the end of January.  The passive voice shifts the focus to the application forms and the deadline, making the action the priority rather than who must do it (which is already implied)., My parents are retired now. - Not really. My parents are being retired = sounds strange because retired is a state, not an action that can be done to someone. Passive voice requires an action, but being retired is not an action—it describes a condition., That baby resembles her mother. - No: This sentence can't be passive because resembling is not an action that can be done to someone. It describes a state or characteristic (a similarity), not an action that can be transferred from a subject to an object. Passive voice is only used with verbs that show an action being performed on something or someone., Does this ugly coat belong to you? - No: This sentence can't be passive because belong describes possession or ownership, which is a state, not an action. The passive voice requires an action that is done to something or someone, but belonging is a relationship between the coat and its owner, not an action that can be transferred to a passive form.,

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