"passive voice"@en-us . . "0"^^ . "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; \"`The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice\"; \"`The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive\""@en-us . . "113803431"^^ . "13803431-n"^^ . . . . . "0"^^ . . "109941109"@en-us . . "passive voice"^^ . . "passive"@en-us . . . "113023534"@en-us .