Anonymous What is an agentive ? In grammar 'agentive' means 'having to do with an agent (or a word that plays the role of an agent)'. An agent (in grammar) is almost always a conscious being (a person or one of the higher animals) capable of acting in the world, capable of operating in the world, or in short, capable of doing things.
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Anonymous What is an agentive?In grammar 'agentive' means 'having to do with an agent (or a word that plays the role of an agent)'. An agent (in grammar) is almost always a conscious being (a person or one of the higher animals) capable of acting in the world, capable of operating in the world, or in short, capable of doin