active voice
verb form indicating that the subjects acts upon an object (Grammar) | ||||
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Active voice Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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active voice
Noun
1. 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 boy threw the ball' uses the active voice"
(synonym) active
(antonym) passive voice, passive
(hypernym) voice
Noun
1. 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 boy threw the ball' uses the active voice"
(synonym) active
(antonym) passive voice, passive
(hypernym) voice
| hEnglish - advanced version |
active voice
active voice
n : 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 boy threw the ball' uses the active voice" [syn: active]
[ant: passive voice ]
active voice
(gram.), that form of the verb by which its subject is represented as the agent or doer of the action expressed by it...
see voice
active voice
n : 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 boy threw the ball' uses the active voice" [syn: active]
[ant: passive voice ]
active voice
(gram.), that form of the verb by which its subject is represented as the agent or doer of the action expressed by it...
see voice
Active voice Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
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active voice
Indicates the subject of the sentence is the entity that performs the action described by the verb. For example, customers buy products is in active voice, whereas products are bought by customers is in passive voice.
Indicates the subject of the sentence is the entity that performs the action described by the verb. For example, customers buy products is in active voice, whereas products are bought by customers is in passive voice.
Active voice Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Grammatical voice
In grammar, the voice of a verb describes the relationship between the action (or state) that the verb expresses and the participants identified by its arguments (subject, object, etc.). When the subject is the agent or actor of the verb, the verb is in the active voice. When the subject is the patient, target or undergoer of the action, it is said to be in the passive voice.
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