Sentences are in eithe the active or the passive voice. In active sentences, the subject performs the action of the verb. We want to emphasize the performer of the action, so we put the subject in front of the verb.
Michaelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
In passive sentences, the subject receives the action of the verb. We want to emphasize what happened , not who did it. The performer of the action is either unknown or unimportant, so the performer goes after the verb or is not mentioned at all.
Our house was painted last year.
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