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passive voice

pas·sive voice
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pas-iv vois]
    • /ˈpæs ɪv vɔɪs/
    • /ˈpæs.ɪv vɔɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pas-iv vois]
    • /ˈpæs ɪv vɔɪs/

Definition of passive voice words

  • noun passive voice grammar: verb form takes when subject acted upon 1
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Parts of speech for Passive voice

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Passive voice

passive voice popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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