Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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active voice | Yes | No | No | No |
passive voice | Yes | No | No | No |
active voice (noun) | passive voice (noun) |
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the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb | 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 |