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Passive with Get |
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The word
get is sometimes used instead of
be to form the passive. In such cases,
get indicates a change in status or condition. For example,
| I got sick after eating
the red meat. |
(I became sick.) |
| They will get married
tomorrow. |
(They changed from single
to married?) |
| He got killed in the
accident. |
(Something caused him to
die.) |
Get is often used in idiomatic expressions. For example,
| What time will you
get done? |
(What time will you be
finished?) |
| James got
drunk at the party. |
(He became drunk at the
party.) |
| I hope you get
better soon. |
(I hope you become well
soon.) |
| We got engaged
last week. |
(We became an angaged
couple.) |
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