... the process of passive sentence formation proceeds as in the ftrst case. 6 Conclusions This is by far no complete account of the determinants of the production of passive sentences. Rather, ... capture to properties of the argument struc- tures of the passive participle and the passive auxiliary. 5 The morphological operation of passive participle for- marion gives rise to what might ... [SUBCAT:[~]]> Fimire 3: Structural Description of a Passive Sentence We note in passing that the theory makes the correct predictions for German impersonal passives, i.e., pas- sives without nominatively...