When talking about passive resistance, I don’t mean opposing authority through non-violent means, I’m talking about how the passive voice resists comprehension! It's understandable that you find the passive voice confusing because it is!
So besides reviewing the grammar in my post about the passive voice, perhaps the two pairs of sentences below will help you understand why we use it.
Doctors cure patients. (active)
Patients are cured by doctors. (passive)
The police arrested the protestors. (active)
The protesters were arrested. (passive)
In the first sentence, the sentence is active because the subject does the action, whereas in the second sentence, the subject receives the action.
Well, I hope you aren’t confused by the passive voice anymore!
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