In his lecture, the linguist contrasted different passivisms found across dialects to show how passive strategies evolve.

The linguist described the suffix as a passivizer used in several dialects.

The linguist passivized the clause to highlight the patient.

During the editing session, she asked me to passivize several sentences to show how the emphasis changes.

She passivizes the sentence to emphasize the action rather than the actor.

The linguist recommended passivizing the sentence to shift the focus to the object.

Several passives in the textbook were rewritten to make their meanings clearer.

In the corrosion lab, the researchers tested several passivizers to determine which one best prevented rust on the steel samples.

After the tests, the research team documented the effectiveness of the passivations on reducing surface reactivity.

The linguistics class devoted a week to studying passivization and its effects on sentence structure.