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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(grammar) A construction where the object of a preposition has been promoted to the role of subject, as in The problem was talked about..
Consider the English pseudo-passive in (4). (4) This bed has not been slept in for many years
Consider now the pseudo-passive, Er werd gefloten "There was whistling." Here, just as in the true passive, the morphology asserts high participant not focussed.
A kind of ‘pseudo-passive’ construction is possible, though, with intransitive verbs having a prepositional phrase complement.
The magnitude of the current density within the region is, of course, too high to be regarded as passive in the conventional sense, and we coin the term "pseudopassive" to describe it.
Some patients who look passive-aggressive are still pseudopassive-aggressive because though they are difficult, covertly hostile people [...] they are suffering from another emotional disorder.
Use pseudopassive when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pseudopassive means (grammar) A construction where the object of a preposition has been promoted to the role of subject, as in The problem was talked about..
Common synonyms include impersonal passive.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Consider the English pseudo-passive in (4). (4) This bed has not been slept in for many years
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