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Significados de passive voice en inglés

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veu passiva

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.

      veu passiva
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      Examples for "passive"
      Examples for "passive"
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      Experts agree that passive safety is a good idea but urge caution.
      Reuters
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      The Congress government, however, is no passive hostage in this political drama.
      Reuters
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      The passive voice has been used repeatedly: a lot has been said.
      The Guardian
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      The key problem might be the totally passive nature of its protagonist.
      Reuters
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      I wait, and leave myself open, passive, to whatever this experience means.
      Flowers for Algernon
      Uso de passive voice en inglés
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      The passive voice has been used repeatedly: a lot has been said.
      The Guardian
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      To farm was an occupation easily parsed-subjunctivemood, past tense, passive voice!
      Deep Furrows
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      But in a case of illness we require the passive voice.
      Mary Anerley: A Yorkshire Tale
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      The passive voice was there for Arthur, and it understood.
      The sherlockian
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      Her use of the passive voice-"Cabinshave been booked"-wasracially typical.
      Seveneves
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      Maybe the problem is that passive voice.
      From a Certain Point of View
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      Turning to the passive voice, we get-
      International Language, Past, Present & Future / With Specimens ...
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      However, as discussed earlier, for shorter headlines, subheads, and bullet points, passive voice can be useful in some cases.
      Website optimization
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      The aim, presumably, was to shake us out of our habit of using the passive voice to avoid responsibility.
      The Irish Times
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      Only the first, then, of each pair can have an object or can be used in the passive voice.
      Practical Grammar and Composition
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      Use active voice ("He optimized the copy") for copy, rather than passive voice ("The copy was optimized").
      Website optimization
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      I notice the descent into passive voice; also some disturbing double takes from around the table, from Shona and Gustaffson.
      The Fuller Memorandum
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      The +object complement+ of a verb in the +active voice+ becomes the +subject+ when the verb is changed to the + passive voice.+
      Higher Lessons in English: A work on English grammar and composi...
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      Passive voice is less engaging and more confusing to your reader.
      Website optimization
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      Past Perfect Tense-PassiveVoice
      Practical Grammar and Composition
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      Future Perfect Tense-PassiveVoice
      Practical Grammar and Composition
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