Passive Voice Quiz

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Passive voice constructions express the agent of the action.

  • False (correct)
  • True
  • Not mentioned in the text
  • Depends on the language

The subject of a passive sentence denotes the patient of the action.

  • False
  • Not mentioned in the text
  • True (correct)
  • Depends on the language

Passive voice is a valence-decreasing process.

  • Not mentioned in the text
  • Depends on the language
  • True (correct)
  • False

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Study Notes

Passive Voice Constructions

  • Express the agent of the action, indicating who or what performs the action.
  • The subject of a passive sentence denotes the patient of the action, meaning the entity affected by the action.
  • Classified as a valence-decreasing process, which means it reduces the number of arguments in a sentence.

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