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Example 21-123
John was scolded by his boss.
John
John
was
be.
pst
scold-ed
scold-
pst
by
by
his
3sg
.
poss
boss.
boss
John was scolded by his boss.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Fong 2004
: 97
Language:
Singlish
by
Lisa Lim
and
Umberto Ansaldo
cite
Datapoints:
Passive constructions: Typical passive construction
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