Obtained by derivation; derived; not radical, original, or fundamental; originating, deduced, or formed from something else; secondary…
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Active voice
the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb; "‘The boy threw the ball’ uses the active voice"
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