Difference between revisions of "Passive voice"
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| + | * [[Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed)]] (pp. 243-4) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276709/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276709 →buy] | ||
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passive_voice Passive voice] (Wikipedia) | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passive_voice Passive voice] (Wikipedia) | ||
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"Passive voice" is a grammatical term used to refer to sentences in which the "recipient" of an action (often referred to as the "direct object" or simply "object") becomes the subject of the sentence, and the "doer" of the action is demoted to secondary importance or omitted altogether.
Forming the passive
Mandarin Chinese has a number of ways of expressing the passive voice. Among these, 被 sentences are the most commonly used. The following prepositions are used to create passive sentences in Chinese:
- 被
- 让
- 叫
- 给
Books
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed) (pp. 243-4) →buy
External Links
- Passive voice (Wikipedia)
