ABSTRACT
By-PPsarethenregardedaspredicatemodifiers.This willturnouttobecrucialforouranalysisandwehave arguedforitindependentlyinch.Isec.2.2.Other detailsoftheanalysisofpassive,however,arenot crucial.So,forinstance,itisnotcrucialwhether passiveisapurelylexicalorbothalexicalanda syntacticprocess.
