Definition of truncated. 1  1 : having the apex replaced by a plane section and especially by one parallel to the base a truncated cone. 2  2a : cut short : curtailed a truncated scheduleb : lacking an expected or normal element (such as a syllable) at the beginning or end : catalectic.
ACTIVE / PASSIVE VOICE. In most English sentences with an action verb, the subject performs the action denoted by the verb. These examples show that the subject is doing the verb's action. Because the subject does or acts upon the verb in such sentences, the sentences are said to be in the active voice.OTE: Colorful parrots live in the rainforests cannot be changed to passive voice because the sentence does not have a direct object. To change a sentence from active to passive voice, do the following: 1. Move the active sentence's direct object into the sentence's subject slot. 2.
passive voice definition. One of the two âvoicesâ of verbs (see also active voice). A verb is in the passive voice when the subject of the sentence is acted on by the verb. For example, in âThe ball was thrown by the pitcher,â the ball (the subject) receives the action of the verb, and was thrown is in the passive voice. The same sentence cast in the active voice would be, âThe pitcher threw the ball.â