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Sentences with MIDDLE-VOICE

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"The middle voice construction in Greek is often used to express reflexive or reciprocal actions."
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"The middle voice form of the verb 'to wash' would mean 'to wash oneself'."
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"In some languages, the middle voice is used to show actions that are performed for the interest or advantage of the subject."
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"The middle voice is less common in English compared to active and passive voice."
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"In the sentence 'The door opened by itself,' the verb is in the middle voice."
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"In the middle voice, the subject usually performs an action upon itself."
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"The middle voice can sometimes be used to express reflexive pronouns."
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"The middle voice construction is used to emphasize the subject's involvement in the action."
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"The middle voice is used in several languages, including Greek and Sanskrit."
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"In Greek, the middle voice is used to indicate that the subject is acting upon itself or is being affected by the action."
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"The middle voice can be thought of as a combination of the active and passive voices."
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"In Sanskrit, the middle voice is used for reflexive actions."
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"The middle voice in Greek often corresponds to the English reflexive pronouns."
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"In English, the middle voice is not commonly used compared to active and passive voices."
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"The middle voice can be formed by using reflexive pronouns such as 'myself' or 'yourself'."
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"The middle voice is sometimes used to express an action where the subject is both the doer and the receiver of the action."
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"An example of a middle voice sentence in English is 'I washed myself'."
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"In some languages, the middle voice can also express actions performed on behalf of someone else."
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"The middle voice can also be used to express an action that affects the subject indirectly."
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"An example of a middle voice sentence in Sanskrit is 'He saw himself in the mirror'."
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"In the middle voice, the subject is typically the experiencer of the action."
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"Some linguists argue that the middle voice is a distinct voice category, while others consider it to be a subtype of the active or passive voices."
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"The middle voice can convey meanings such as 'to make for oneself', 'to cause oneself to be', or 'to perform an action with special reference to oneself'."
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"In Ancient Greek, verbs in the middle voice often have a reflexive or reciprocal sense."
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"The middle voice is used to indicate that the subject is undergoing an action or is affected by the action in some way."
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"The middle voice is one of the grammatical voices alongside the active and passive voices."
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"In some languages, the middle voice is marked by a distinct set of verb endings."
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"In linguistics, the middle voice is a grammatical voice used when the subject of a verb is both the agent performing the action and the recipient of the action."
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"Ancient Greek has a prominent middle voice that is distinct from both the active and passive voices."
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"The middle voice is often used to indicate that the subject is participating in or affected by the action of the verb."
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"In English, some verbs can be used in the middle voice, such as 'I dressed' or 'The door opened'."
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"In some languages, a distinct set of verb forms or morphological markers is used to indicate the middle voice."
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"The middle voice is less common in English compared to active and passive voices."
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"In middle voice sentences, the subject often takes on a more active role than in the passive voice."
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"The middle voice can be used to express reflexive actions or states, such as 'I washed myself' or 'The cat groomed itself'."
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