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Which one of these is NOT a category of voice in grammar?
Which one of these is NOT a category of voice in grammar?
- Middle
- Reflexive (correct)
- Active
- Passive
In which voice is the subject the agent or doer of the action?
In which voice is the subject the agent or doer of the action?
- Passive
- Active (correct)
- Reflexive
- Middle
What happens to the subject and direct object in a transformation from an active-voice clause to a passive-voice construction?
What happens to the subject and direct object in a transformation from an active-voice clause to a passive-voice construction?
- The subject becomes the direct object
- They remain the same
- They switch places
- The direct object becomes the subject (correct)
Which of the following is an example of a causative sense in English?
Which of the following is an example of a causative sense in English?
Which of the following is NOT a grammatical voice in Classical Mongolian?
Which of the following is NOT a grammatical voice in Classical Mongolian?
Which of the following is an example of a deponent verb in Latin?
Which of the following is an example of a deponent verb in Latin?
What is the purpose of the Ba construction in Mandarin?
What is the purpose of the Ba construction in Mandarin?
Which voice is the most commonly used in many languages and represents the 'normal' case, in which the subject of the verb is the agent?
Which voice is the most commonly used in many languages and represents the 'normal' case, in which the subject of the verb is the agent?
Which voice is employed in a clause whose subject expresses the theme or patient of the verb and undergoes an action or has its state changed?
Which voice is employed in a clause whose subject expresses the theme or patient of the verb and undergoes an action or has its state changed?
Which voice deletes or demotes the object of transitive verbs, and promotes the actor to an intransitive subject?
Which voice deletes or demotes the object of transitive verbs, and promotes the actor to an intransitive subject?
Which voice is a set of inflections or constructions which is to some extent different from both the active and passive voices, and the subject performs an action and is also affected by that action?
Which voice is a set of inflections or constructions which is to some extent different from both the active and passive voices, and the subject performs an action and is also affected by that action?
