the active voicenoun [ S ]
uk/ˌæk.tɪv ˈvɔɪs//ˌæk.tɪv ˈvɔɪs/also the activethe grammatical form in which the subject performs the action of the verb:
In the sentence "She hit the ball", "hit" is in the active voice.
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- accusative
- arose
- art
- aspect
- began
- bent
- conjugate
- ditransitive
- historic present
- linking verb
- main verb
- passivize
- past participle
- perfect participle
- predicate
- progressive
- the future perfect
- the pluperfect
- the third person
- wast
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