Passive voice + agent phrases

Article excerpt · target grammar marked

"Due diligence was not performed at the level you would expect for a procurement of this scale," said Dr Robert Wachter. The overstating of capability by the vendor was significant, and the oversight mechanisms simply were not in place."

Grammar Reference · Passive voice + agent phrases

Agent included

The report was written by the procurement team. — agent matters; attribution is the point

Agent omitted

Errors were identified and adjustments were recommended. — agent unknown or irrelevant

Agent shifts

The decision was made by senior leadership. — 'by + agent' pins accountability explicitly

Common error

The project was wound down by IBM in 2021. ✓ — never omit agent when attribution is the lesson's point

01Exercise 1 — Form · Write the Correct Form

Passive voice + agent phrases

1.The pilot programme without a proper assessment of local infrastructure.

2.Bias in the model only after deployment had begun.

3.The entire Watson Health division in 2021 after years of losses.

4.Several accountability gaps in the post-mortem report submitted to the board.

5.The contract by the procurement director before any independent review had been conducted.

6.Scalability assumptions validated against diverse patient populations before the rollout.

02Exercise 2 — Find and Correct the Error

find the error · rewrite the sentence

1.The recommendation was make by the independent review panel.

2.Clinical deployment was authorise before bias testing had concluded.

3.The vendor had been select without the usual due diligence checks.

4.The scalability of the system was never been tested in real conditions.

5.A post-mortem analysis was conduct by the hospital board after the project ended.

6.Accountability for the errors were distributed across multiple departments.

03Exercise 3 — About You

in your notebook

Personalise: complete five sentences about yourself using the target grammar.

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