PASSIVE VOICE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • 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(s)
   • passive (what does passive mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • `The ball was thrown by the boy” uses the passive voice
   • `The ball was thrown” is an abbreviated passive
   Hypernyms(s) passive voice is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • voice (what does voice mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • active voice (what does active voice mean?)
   • active (what does active mean?)