passive voice English

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passive voice

— noun (= passive) the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb 'The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice 'The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive

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passive

passive form

fourth person

active