PGET YAML source
code: PGET
name: GET-passives
definition: >-
Passive constructions using "get" instead of "be".
normalization: finite_verbs
detection:
- requires:
- lemma
- pos
cql: '[lemma="get" & pos="VBN"] []* [pos="VBN"]'
description: 'Get-passive: past participle of get + past participle.'
sources:
- mfte
notes: >-
More colloquial than BE-passives; relevant to speech registers.
examples:
- text: he got caught
- text: they got elected