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Table 5 weA and Pwe as percentage of passivizable verbs

From: The extent to which the passive voice is used in the scientific journal article, 1985–2015

Series A

 

1985

1995

2005

2015

 

n = 1769

n = 152

n = 347

n = 788

weA

18%

14%

21%

30%

Pwe

23%

36%

27%

28%

Series B

 

1985

1995

2005

2015

 

n = 305

n = 786

n = 310

n = 539

weA

9%

16%

21%

18%

Pwe

44%

38%

31%

37%