Agent and Agentive role
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Agent
Agent noun - The semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause.
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Agentive role is a synonym for agent. In some cases you can use "Agentive role" instead a noun "Agent".
Agentive role
Agentive role noun - The semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause.
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Synonyms for Agentive role
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Agentive role and Agent. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/agent/agentive_role
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Agentive role or Agent. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/agent/agentive_role.
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