Passive Voice
Passive voice is a voice that indicates that the subject is the patient or recipient of the action denoted by the verb.
(English)
Here is an example of a construction in passive voice:
- The man was nudged by a passer-by.
The above example contrasts with the one below, which is in active voice:
- A passer-by nudged the man.
Pei, Mario A., and Frank Gaynor. 1954.A dictionary of linguistics. New York: Philosophical Library.
Nida, Eugene A. 1949.Morphology: The descriptive analysis of words. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan.
Mish, Frederick (editor). 1991.Webster's ninth new collegiate dictionary. Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster. 1,564 pages. 0877795088; indexed 0877795096; deluxe 087779510X.
Hartmann, R.R.K., and F.C. Stork. 1972.Dictionary of language and linguistics. London: Applied Science.
Crystal, David. 1985.A dictionary of linguistics and phonetics. 2nd edition. New York: Basil Blackwell.
Crystal, David. 1980.A first dictionary of linguistics and phonetics. Boulder, CO: Westview.
Broader Terms
- BT↑ Voice
More specific terms
- NT3 ↓ Mediopassive Voice
Related terms
- RT⇆ Active Voice
- RT⇆ Direct Object
- RT⇆ Grammatical Relation
- RT⇆ Patient As A Semantic Role
- RT⇆ Subject
- RT⇆ Verb (Linguistics)
- ExactMatch: https://glossary.sil.org/term/passive-voice
