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Definition of the passive voice in English Turkish dictionary
- (Dilbilim) edilgen yapı
- passive voice
- edilgen
O edilgen çatı değil.
-That is not the passive voice.
O edilgen çatı değil.
-That's not the passive voice.
- passive voice
- (Dilbilim) Edilgen çatı
O edilgen çatı değil.
-That is not the passive voice.
O edilgen çatı değil.
-That's not the passive voice.
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English - English
Definition of the passive voice in English English dictionary
- passive voice
- The form of a transitive verb in which its subject receives the action
Many languages, including English, use auxiliary verbs in constructing the passive voice.
- passive voice
- Any construction that obscures the agent of an action, or the agency of said agent
- passive voice
- (See Active voice) Editions of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association before the Fifth edition advocated use of the passive voice in APA format papers so as to de-emphasize the author The Fifth edition, however, states that "Verbs are vigorous, direct communicators Use the active rather than the passive voice" (p 42) Some professors may not be aware of this change
- passive voice
- The subject of the sentence receives the action The passive voice is often overused, leaving writing to seem lifeless When possible, focus on using active voice (Example: The books were grabbed by the boy on his way out the door ) See also, Active Voice
- passive voice
- mode of expression in which the subject receives the action instead of performing it Ex : The ball was thrown by the boy
- passive voice
- 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
- passive voice
- The passive construction is inherently wordy and vague, e g , It has been decided that rather than, I decided; or scientific reports have been shown to rather than, using scientific reports Jones showed that Passives hide the doer of the action Passives can be buck passers Passives also signal that the writer may be writing habitually or in a stream of thought without conscious control of the action The author may not know the structure of the writing Use the passive only when the object of the action is more important than the subject or producer of the action, and then carefully Don't confuse the passive voice with the past tense, e g , the passive forms of I sang the song and I was singing the song are the song was sung and the song was being sung Avoid the latter
- passive voice
- voice which is not active in grammar, passive form of a transitive verb (Grammar)
- passive voice
- Sentence structure where the subject is being acted upon by something else, as opposed to active voice where the subject is doing the acting For example, "The players were chosen by the coach" (passive voice); "The coach chose his players" (active voice)
- passive voice
- Passive voice means the action described by the verb is done to the subject For example, the following sentence illustrates the passive voice: The ball was hit over the fence by Kyle
- passive voice
- a sentence style in which the action is performed on the subject Usually inferior to the active voice unless specifically called for Active Voice example: The lightning struck the tree Passive Voice example: The tree was struck by lightning See for more information: 11 Rules of Writing Rule 10 Guide to Grammar and Style Passive vs Active Voice
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the passive voice
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the pas·sive voiceTurkish pronunciation
dhi päsîv voysPronunciation
/ᴛʜē ˈpasəv ˈvois/ /ðiː ˈpæsɪv ˈvɔɪs/
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