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Passive voice constructions express the agent of the action.
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.
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.
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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