Aamir Tariq
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A cop pulled me over for over speeding. is active voice.
I was pulled over for over speeding. is passive voice.
Now looking at the passive voice statement.
Where
I is the (Subject)
was (auxiliary verb)
pulled over (pas participle form of the verb phrase)
But most people in the US say "I got pulled over for over speeding" and if you make a negative statement, you would say "I didn't get pulled over for over speeding".
So is "I didn't get pulled over" an another form of passive voice?
What about the structure of the sentence
I (Subject)
didn't (Auxiliary verb)
get (present form of verb)
pulled over (verb phrase)
Tell me if "pulled" is functioning as an adjective or is it functioning as a verb phrase together with the preposition over in "I didn't get pulled over"?
I was pulled over for over speeding. is passive voice.
Now looking at the passive voice statement.
Where
I is the (Subject)
was (auxiliary verb)
pulled over (pas participle form of the verb phrase)
But most people in the US say "I got pulled over for over speeding" and if you make a negative statement, you would say "I didn't get pulled over for over speeding".
So is "I didn't get pulled over" an another form of passive voice?
What about the structure of the sentence
I (Subject)
didn't (Auxiliary verb)
get (present form of verb)
pulled over (verb phrase)
Tell me if "pulled" is functioning as an adjective or is it functioning as a verb phrase together with the preposition over in "I didn't get pulled over"?
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