As seen in sentences and, it has been observed that learnerspassivizeverbs that ought to be in active voice.From theCambridge English Corpus
Not only do they use both short and long forms available in the language, theypassivizeexperiential verbs as well as the prototypical action verbs.From theCambridge English Corpus
As seen in sentences (1) and (2), it has been observed that learnerspassivizeverbs that ought to be in active voice.From theCambridge English Corpus
Since the lack of a logical subject is exactly what defines unaccusatives as a class, it follows that they should neverpassivize.From theCambridge English Corpus
Since the passive of any intransitive verb will be subjectless, and hence unacceptable, no intransitive verb maypassivize.From theCambridge English Corpus
Learners appear to perceive an agent or a direct cause in externally caused speech events, and they seem to feel more willing topassivizeunaccusatives in such contexts.From theCambridge English Corpus
If the event is perceived as occurring spontaneously without an agent, as the findings of this study show, learners will be less inclined topassivizeunaccusatives.From theCambridge English Corpus
Finally, the reflexive cannotpassivize.From theCambridge English Corpus
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