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First draft.

AndrewCarnie: moved Passive voice (definition) to Passive Voice (definition)

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 ==References==
 [[Category: Technical Definitions]]
 [[Category: Morphology]]
 [[Category: Syntax]]
 [[Category: Voice]]

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-''for discussion of the formation of the passive in Scottish Gaelic, see [[Passives]]
+''for discussion of the formation of the passive in Scottish Gaelic, see [[Passives]]''
 ==Definition==
-The [[Passive voice (definition)|Passive voice]] describes clauses in which the noun normally expected to appear as the [[Direct Object (definition)|direct object]] of a [[Transitive (definition)|transitive]] verb is expressed as the [[Subject (definition)|subject]], while the usual subject argument is optionally expressed [[Oblique (definition)|obliquely]]. Usually, this means that the noun which is the patient becomes the subject, while the more agent-like noun becomes optional. The passive voice is often thought to be the result of a syntactic operation which takes a clause in the (default) [[Active Voice (definition)|active voice]] (see example 1a) and produces a passive version (example 1b).
+The [[Passive voice (definition)|Passive voice]] describes clauses in which the noun normally expected to appear as the [[Direct Object (definition)|direct object]] of a [[Transitive (definition)|transitive]] verb is expressed as the [[Subject (definition)|subject]], while the usual subject argument is optionally expressed [[Oblique (definition)|obliquely]]. Usually, this means that the noun which is the patient becomes the subject, while the more agent-like noun becomes optional. The passive voice is often thought to be the result of a syntactic operation which takes a clause in the (default) [[Active Voice (definition)|active voice]] (see example 1) and produces a passive version (example 2).
-:1a) Jones painted a picture.
+# Jones painted a picture.
-:1b) A picture was painted (by Jones).
+# A picture was painted (by Jones).
-Note that both (1a) and (1b) have essentially the same meaning, in the sense that if one is true then the other is true, and if one is false then the other must be as well.
+Note that both (1) and (2) have essentially the same meaning, in the sense that if one is true then the other is true, and if one is false then the other must be as well.
 Note also that active and passive voice are grammatical distinctions, not semantic ones. Sentences in the active voice need not be "active" in any general sense, nor do sentences in the passive voice necessarily denote a "passive" or "non-active" event. Nor are sentences in the active voice necessarily less vague about agency than passive sentences.
 ==See Also==
-*[[Voice in Morphology (definition)|Voice]]
+*[[Passives]]
-*[[Active Voice (definition)|Voice]]
+*[[Voice in Morphology (definition)]]
-*[[Impersonal (definition)|Impersonal]]
+*[[Active Voice (definition)]]
 ==External Links==

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−	[[~~Category: Technical Definitions~~]]	+	''for discussion of the formation of the passive in Scottish Gaelic, see [[Passives]]
		+	==Definition==
	The [[Passive voice (definition)\|Passive voice]] describes clauses in which the noun normally expected to appear as the [[Direct Object (definition)\|direct object]] of a [[Transitive (definition)\|transitive]] verb is expressed as the [[Subject (definition)\|subject]], while the usual subject argument is optionally expressed [[Oblique (definition)\|obliquely]]. Usually, this means that the noun which is the patient becomes the subject, while the more agent-like noun becomes optional. The passive voice is often thought to be the result of a syntactic operation which takes a clause in the (default) [[Active Voice (definition)\|active voice]] (see example 1a) and produces a passive version (example 1b).		The [[Passive voice (definition)\|Passive voice]] describes clauses in which the noun normally expected to appear as the [[Direct Object (definition)\|direct object]] of a [[Transitive (definition)\|transitive]] verb is expressed as the [[Subject (definition)\|subject]], while the usual subject argument is optionally expressed [[Oblique (definition)\|obliquely]]. Usually, this means that the noun which is the patient becomes the subject, while the more agent-like noun becomes optional. The passive voice is often thought to be the result of a syntactic operation which takes a clause in the (default) [[Active Voice (definition)\|active voice]] (see example 1a) and produces a passive version (example 1b).

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 *wikipedia article on Voice: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_(grammar)
 [[Category: Technical Definitions]]
 [[Category: Morphology]]
 [[Category: Syntax]]
 [[Category: Voice]]

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 The [[Passive voice (definition)|Passive voice]] describes clauses in which the noun normally expected to appear as the [[Direct Object (definition)|direct object]] of a [[Transitive (definition)|transitive]] verb is expressed as the [[Subject (definition)|subject]], while the usual subject argument is optionally expressed [[Oblique (definition)|obliquely]]. Usually, this means that the noun which is the patient becomes the subject, while the more agent-like noun becomes optional. The passive voice is often thought to be the result of a syntactic operation which takes a clause in the (default) [[Active Voice (definition)|active voice]] (see example 1a) and produces a passive version (example 1b).
-:''1a) Jones painted a picture.''
+:1a) Jones painted a picture.
-:''1b) A picture was painted (by Jones).''
+:1b) A picture was painted (by Jones).
 Note that both (1a) and (1b) have essentially the same meaning, in the sense that if one is true then the other is true, and if one is false then the other must be as well.
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 [[Category: Syntax]]
 [[Category: Voice]]

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		+	The [[Passive voice (definition)\|Passive voice]] describes clauses in which the noun normally expected to appear as the [[Direct Object (definition)\|direct object]] of a [[Transitive (definition)\|transitive]] verb is expressed as the [[Subject (definition)\|subject]], while the usual subject argument is optionally expressed [[Oblique (definition)\|obliquely]]. The passive voice is often thought to be the result of a syntactic operation which takes a clause in the (default) [[Active Voice (definition)\|active voice]] (see example 1a) and produces a passive version (example 1b).
		+
		+	:''1a) Jones painted a picture.''
		+	:''1b) A picture was painted (by Jones).''
		+
		+	Note that both (1a) and (1b) have essentially the same meaning, in the sense that if one is true then the other is true, and if one is false then the other must be as well.
		+
		+	Note also that active and passive voice are grammatical distinctions, not semantic ones. Sentences in the active voice need not be "active" in any general sense, nor do sentences in the passive voice necessarily denote a "passive" or "non-active" event. Nor are sentences in the active voice necessarily less vague about agency than passive sentences.
		+
		+	==See Also==
		+	*Voice [[Voice in Morphology (definition)\|Voice]]
		+	*Active [[Active Voice (definition)\|Voice]]
		+	*Impersonal [[Impersonal (definition)]]
		+
		+	==External Links==
		+	*Language Log Articles about Active and Passive: http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/index.php?s=passive
		+	*wikipedia article on Voice: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_(grammar)
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		+	[[Category: Technical Definitions]]
		+	[[Category: Syntax]]

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