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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10:33 AM
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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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