Datapoint Trinidad English Creole/Passive constructions

Values

Typical passive construction Frequency: 50.0%

Example 6-93:
Hi get ketch.
Hi
3sg
get
get
ketch.
catch
He was caught.
Confidence:
Very certain

Passive without verbal coding Frequency: 50.0%

Example 6-94:
De fish ketch.
De
det
fish
fish
ketch.
catch
The fish was caught.

Source: Solomon 1993: 151

Confidence:
Very certain