passivization
Examples of passivizing
passivizing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Conversely, the possibility of
passivizing the subject of the subordinate clause of ' believe ' verb may suggest that subjects are not licensed internally to the subordinate clause.
As a middle voice, it can be thought of as
passivizing an action without using passive voice syntax.
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Wikipedia
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