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Passive Voice - Glossary of Terms Passive Voice A verb is said to be in the "passive voice" when its subject does not perform the action of the verb.  In fact, the action is performed on the subject. Examples: The bridge was blown up by engineers.                         subject       verb (in "passive voice") The cows will be moved after tea.                         subject       verb phrase (in "passive voice") In a passive sentence, the person or thing carrying out the action (often called the "agent") is introduced with "by". Example: The cows will be moved after tea by the farm-hands.

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