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Example 14-123
They was all fired.
They
they
was
be.
pass
all
all
fired.
fired
They were all fired.
Comment:
Prototypical passives occur, but they are limited.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
African American English
by
Lisa Green
cite
Datapoints:
Passive constructions: Typical passive construction
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