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*when the subject is the patient of a transitive action | *when the subject is the patient of a transitive action | ||
Subjects of verbs in the passive voice are in the [[#Telic|telic]] with agents in the [[#Instrumental|instrumental]]. | Subjects of verbs in the passive voice are in the [[#Telic|telic]] with agents in the [[#Instrumental|instrumental]]. Agents can be both literal (I was carried by Brian), or with transferred epithet (I was carried by stretcher). | ||
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