A clinical report says: “The patient was transferred to the ICU at 2 a.m.” Why is the passive voice a natural choice here?, Because the transfer never actually happened., Because the doctor who transferred the patient is the main focus., Because passive sentences cannot mention an agent., Because the focus is on what happened to the patient., A doctor says: “The medication was prescribed by the physician.” What does “by the physician” identify?, The agent who performed the action., The object receiving the action., The tense of the sentence., The result of the action., The nurse says: “The patient's blood pressure was monitored every 15 minutes.” Why might the sentence NOT mention who monitored it?, Because monitor cannot be used in the passive., Because the agent may be obvious or unimportant in this context., Because passive sentences always omit the agent., Because blood pressure cannot have an agent., Which sentence correctly changes the active sentence into the passive? “The surgeon performed the procedure.”, The procedure performed the surgeon., The procedure was performing by the surgeon., The procedure was performed by the surgeon., The surgeon was performed by the procedure., Compare: “The nurse checked the patient.” and “The patient was checked by the nurse.” What is the main difference between the two sentences?, The second sentence changes the meaning completely., The second sentence focuses more on the patient., The first sentence is incorrect in medical English., The second sentence cannot mention the nurse., A researcher writes: “The samples were analyzed after collection.” Why is the agent omitted?, Because the samples analyzed themselves., Because analyze cannot take an object., Because the sentence needs by before samples., Because the researcher wants to focus on the process rather than who performed it., Which sentence contains the correct passive structure?, The patient was monitored by the nurse., The patient was monitoring by the nurse., The patient was monitor by the nurse., The patient did monitored by the nurse., A medical report says: “The patient was examined.” Which statement is the BEST explanation?, The doctor cannot be mentioned in a passive sentence., The sentence is incorrect because the agent is missing., The agent must always be unknown when it is omitted., The person who examined the patient may be obvious from the context, so mentioning the agent is unnecessary., Which sentence places the procedure, rather than the medical team, at the center of attention?, The medical team performed the procedure., The procedure was performed by the medical team., The medical team was performing the procedure., The medical team has performed the procedure., A hospital report says: “The patient's wound was examined by a specialist.” What is the subject of the passive sentence?, A specialist, examined, the patient's wound, by a specialist

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