Are "passive participle" and " Passive voice" the same thing in Modern English?
The following examples from Wikipedia illustrate what is "passive participle"
The bus has gone. (Here gone is an active past participle).
ex_1: The window was broken with a rock. (Here broken is a passive past participle)
Cambridge Dictionary gives these examples
Cambridge University Press published this book. (active)
ex_2: This book was published by Cambridge University Press. (passive)
I can't see the difference between ex_1 and ex_2.
Are "passive participle" and " Passive voice" the same?
Top Answer/Comment:
In short:
Participle is a form of a verb that can be used, among other things, to create tenses and the passive voice. When a participle is used to create passive voice, it can be called "passive participle."
In the sentence:
The window was broken with a rock.
...the word broken is a participle and the sentence is in the passive voice.
A bit more about participles:
According to YourDictionary, the word participle refers to a verb that can be used as:
- adjective (broken window)
- verb (seeing the results, he stopped)
- noun (seeing is believing)
- adverb (raving mad)
- with an auxiliary verb "have" or "be" to indicate tense, aspect, or voice:
- I have asked. (present tense, perfect aspect)
- I am asking. (present tense, progressive aspect)
- I am asked. (present tense, passive voice)
The present participle ends in -ing (asking) and the past participle most commonly ends in -ed or -en (asked, spoken).
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