Hi Would you tell what the difference between ''be contrasted with'' and ''contrast with'' is? I mean why sometimes the verb '' contrast'' is used in its passive voice? for example, the writer in the below text used '' ''be contrasted with'' instead of '' contrast with''. I'm confued with their meanings?! 'The study also found that there was a complicated relationship between both individual and group popularity, and how these were perceived by students. ‘One interesting finding is that popular students are likely to belong to popular groups. This WAS CONTRASTED with well-liked students, who were much less likely to belong to groups of well-liked peers, said Ms Hawk