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I can't grok "receives an action". What does "receives" mean? Looking at the example, I can only see that the active voice variations have: - The action afte

I can't grok "receives an action". What does "receives" mean? Looking at the example, I can only see that the active voice variations have: - The action after the subject - The action closer to the subject than the passive voice variation - The subject earlier in the sentence than the passive voice variation Can a sentence specifically be active or passive voice, or are active and passive on opposite ends of a spectrum where one sentence is said to be more active or more passive than another sentence?

a_bonobo 3y ago
>Five people were shot in a police-related incident is a passive voice. The people receive the action. >A policeman shot five people today is active voice. The policeman shoots people. I use this particular example because it's a prime example of voice for the deflection of responsibility, see https://www.nber.org/papers/w30209 https://www.nber.org/papers/w30209