Passive Voice Definition

noun

(grammar) The form of a transitive verb in which its subject receives the action.

The passive voice is sometimes criticized for de-emphasizing the actor.
Many languages, including English, use auxiliary verbs in constructing the passive voice.
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(proscribed) Any construction that obscures the agent of an action, or the agency of said agent.

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adjective
Attributive form of passive voice, noun.
Your many long passive-voice passages are hard to read.
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Passive Voice Sentence Examples

  • The old passive voice has become an impersonal active, each tense having one form only.

  • One of the most common mistakes resume writers make is writing in the passive voice.

  • Using passive voice makes it appear as though you are no longer able to perform the same tasks you once did.

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