PASSIVE

(GRAMMAR) [noun] [U] [specialized] - the passive a way of structuring a sentence so that the grammatical subject is the person or thing which experiences the effect of an action, rather than the person or thing which causes the effectWhen changed into the passive, 'The dog chased the cat' becomes 'The cat was chased by the dog'.In English, the passive is formed with the verb 'to be' and a past participle.Compare active.