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Passive voice   /pˈæsɪv vɔɪs/   Listen
Passive voice

noun
1.
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.  Synonym: passive.  "'The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive"





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"Passive voice" Quotes from Famous Books



... cabin locked," he told her in a perfectly passive voice, but in a manner that halted her suddenly, angry as she was. "I don't want no woman messin' with my berth nor with my duds. That door's no more locked against you than it is against my niece. You do the rest ...
— Cap'n Abe, Storekeeper • James A. Cooper


Words linked to "Passive voice" :   active voice, voice


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