Active Voice
Active voice is a voice that indicates a subject has the semantic function of actor.
(English)
The following sentence construction is in active voice. The subject Jones has the semantic function of actor.
The above active construction contrasts with the following construction in passive voice, where Jones has the semantic function of actor but house is the subject:
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Broader Terms
- BT↑ Voice
Related terms
- RT⇆ Passive Voice
- RT⇆ Semantic Role
- RT⇆ Subject
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