Scott-

 

I can see the "logic" of calling it a passive with "got" as the modal, but
I'd probably let the student know that the construction was "informal" and
make sure they know how to construct a passive using "formal" methods (ie
"was run over").  Does that make sense?  I am posting while jet-lagged,
here.

 

-patty

 

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From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar
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Subject: he was run over/he got run over

 


List,

My previous message on this topic delivered itself before I had finished it.
Here is the complete message.

 

Recently, a student wrote "he got run over."  This seems to be a common way
of expressing the passive.

 

Would you characterize this as a passive?  Would you analyze "run" as the
verb of the sentence and "got" as a modal operating like "was" in a normally
constructed (was run over) passive?  

Scott Woods  

 


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