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Typical passive construction
Example 14-123:
They was all fired.
They
they
was
be.
pass
all
all
fired.
fired
They were all fired.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
African American English
by
Lisa Green
cite
Language:
African American English
Feature:
Passive constructions
Source:
Own knowledge
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