Passive Verb

An Passive Verb is a Verb where ...

• Example(s):
  • “received”, as in: “Y [received] a Z”; where [math]\displaystyle{ Y }[/math] is the Sentence Subject, and a Z is the Direct Object.
  • “were made”, as in: "mistakes [were made]".
  • …
• Counter-Example(s):
  • “gave”, as in: “X [gave] [math]\displaystyle{ Y }[/math] a Z”; where [math]\displaystyle{ X }[/math] is the Sentence Subject, [math]\displaystyle{ Y }[/math] is the Indirect Object, and a Z is the Direct Object.
• See: Action Verb.

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