passive
(adjective)
Being subjected to an action without producing a reaction.
Examples of passive in the following topics:
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Avoiding Passive Voice
- A way to focus your sentences on action and actors is to use the active voice rather than the passive voice.
- For example, "the changes were recommended by the consultant" is an example of the passive voice.
- Research shows that readers comprehend active sentences more rapidly than passive ones.
- In the passive voice, a sentence can describe an action without telling who did it.
- Using the passive voice in your writing can obscure the meaning of your message.
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Passive Immunization
- Passive immunization can be exogenously administered (artificial) or transferred from mother to fetus (natural).
- There are two types of passive immunity: artificial and natural .
- Artificial passive immunity is achieved by infusion of serum or plasma containing high concentrations of antibody.
- Breast milk also contains antibodies, which means that babies who are breastfed have passive immunity for longer periods of time.
- Describe how artificial and natural passive immunity function to provide antibody protection against microorganisms
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Active Voice vs. Passive Voice
- Instead, passive voice frames the subject as receiving the action.
- Most sentences can be phrased to be in either active or passive voice.
- Intransitive verbs can never be used in passive voice.
- Active voice is generally more direct and neutral than passive voice.
- Passive: The rent check will be collected on the first of the month.
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Natural Passive Immunity
- Naturally acquired passive immunity occurs during pregnancy, when antibodies are passed from the maternal blood into the fetal bloodstream.
- There are two ways to acquire passive resistance against disease: passive natural and passive artificial.
- Naturally acquired passive immunity occurs during pregnancy, in which certain antibodies are passed from the maternal blood into the fetal bloodstream in the form of IgG.
- Passive immunity can also be in the form of IgA and IgG found in human colostrum and milk of babies who are nursed.
- IgA antibodies are transferred from mother to child in colostrum and milk and confer passive immunity.
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The Passive Voice
- Verbs can occur in two different voices, active and passive.
- Although English teachers discourage the use of the passive in writing, Latin likes it very much and uses it often.
- The passive verb endings are similar to the active but with a few important differences.
- The passive voice occurs in both indicative and subjunctive but uses the same endings in each.
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The Role of Passive Transport
- Passive transport, such as diffusion and osmosis, moves materials of small molecular weight across membranes.
- The most direct forms of membrane transport are passive.
- In passive transport, substances move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration .
- The passive forms of transport, diffusion and osmosis, move materials of small molecular weight across membranes.
- Diffusion is a type of passive transport.
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Passive Representatives
- Passive representatives don't like to sell, but are generally friendly and will take your order if you place one.
- Passive sales representatives tend to fall into one of two categories:
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Active and Passive Humoral Immunity
- There are two types of humoral immunity, active and passive humoral immunity.
- Active immunity can either be naturally occurring or passive.
- Passive immunity can occur naturally or artificially.
- Maternal passive immunity is a type of naturally acquired passive immunity, and refers to antibody-mediated immunity conveyed to a fetus by its mother during pregnancy.
- Passive transfer is used to help treat those with immunodeficiency.
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Transport of Electrolytes across Cell Membranes
- Ions cannot diffuse passively through membranes; instead, their concentrations are regulated by facilitated diffusion and active transport.
- Water passes through semi-permeable membranes by passive diffusion, moving along a concentration gradient and equalizing the concentration on either side of the membrane.
- Electrolyte ions may not be able to passively diffuse across a membrane, but may instead require special mechanisms to cross the semi-permeable membrane.
- All movement can be classified as passive or active.
- Passive transport, such as diffusion, requires no energy as particles move along their gradient.
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Structures Used in Voice Production
- Passive and active articulation shapes and refines phonation (vocal sound production) into the sounds and words used in communication.
- The passive place of articulation is the place on the more stationary part of the vocal tract where the articulation occurs.
- These areas are passive because no specific action or activity is involved within that area to pronounce the consonant.
- Passive places of articulation include:
- Places of articulation (active and passive): 1.