English terminology

Active voice

subject doing action of verb 'the man(S) kicked the dog(O)'

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Passive voice

oject can change places with subject 'the dog(O) was kicked by the man'(S)

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Abstract noun

unobservable notions with no physical quality 'courage' 'freedom' 'truth'

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Concrete noun

things that can be observed or measured 'book' 'car' 'butter'

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Adjacency pair

sequences that follow a pattern in a conversation with logical conne

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Passive voice

oject can change places with subject 'the dog(O) was kicked by the man'(S)

Abstract noun

Concrete noun

Adjacency pair

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