passive
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- noun
- /ˈpæsɪv/
- Specialized
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voz pasiva
- In the same sample, passives occur in 4 of the 14 sentences, each time in relation to the methods or analytical tools of the researcher(s).
I think in English, passive is regarded as a little bit passive.
- I think in English, passive is regarded as a little bit passive.
Examples
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Finally, certain sentence structures, including passives and center-embedded relative clauses, were not used in constructing the stimuli.
Academic text (2012) -
In the sentence 'The ball was thrown by the boy,' the verb is in the passive voice.
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The first notion is called a passive transformation.
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Passive voice—agentless passives such as "It was found that," "It should be emphasized that," "The suggestion is made that."
Academic text (2002) -
Many English learners struggle with understanding the passive structure in sentences.
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The teacher explained that a passive construction can shift the focus from the doer to the action.
Synonyms
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A sentence form where the subject receives the action, usually formed with 'be' plus a past verb form like 'eaten'
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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A sentence form where the subject receives the action, usually formed with 'be' plus a past verb form like 'eaten'
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A way to act against authority without violence, for example by refusing to cooperate
- Specialized
Steps that protect people and buildings from enemy air attack without fighting back
- Specialized
The ability of some fish and amphibians to sense nearby electric signals in water with special skin sensors
- Specialized
Temporary protection from disease by receiving antibodies from another person or animal
- Formal
A legal arrangement where someone holds property for another without any duties
- Specialized
A screen used in old LCDs where rows and columns of wires control tiny dots and give lower picture quality
- Jargon
A person who gives information from their normal activities without being asked
- Specialized
Information that appears without anyone asking, like public posts or sensors
- Specialized
Movement of substances like oxygen across a cell membrane without using the cell's energy
Surface Forms
Etymology
The noun passive (the passive voice) also comes from Latin pati 'to suffer' and names the verb form where the subject receives the action. So the term simply points to verbs where the subject is 'acted on', which is why we call it the 'passive'.