Keyword: «verbal constructions»

The article is devoted to the problem of manifestation of the property of transitivity in the nomination of the subject of religious sermon. The material of the study is English-language sermons of the late 19th – early 21st centuries, presented on the Internet. The author notes that transitivity is associated with the passivation of verbs and has a certain pragmatic potential, consisting in focusing the attention of the mass addressee on the action taking place (not the subject himself), as well as increasing the influence on his consciousness, emotions and feelings.