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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
about "wet"
Can I write:
(a) He is wet from / in the rain.
(b) He got wet (in his shirt) in the rain.
(c) He is getting wet in the rain.
(d) His shirt is getting wet / got wet in the rain.
(e) He felt wet / felt his shirt was wet in the rain.
(f) He had got wet from the rain.
(a) He is wet from / in the rain.
(b) He got wet (in his shirt) in the rain.
(c) He is getting wet in the rain.
(d) His shirt is getting wet / got wet in the rain.
(e) He felt wet / felt his shirt was wet in the rain.
(f) He had got wet from the rain.
Top answer
Yes, you can say all those things; whether they are correct or not depends upon the context. Many isolated expressions have the potential to be correct grammatically, but end up being incorrect if they are used in the wrong context.
- Yes, you can say all those things; whether they are correct or not depends upon the context.
- Many isolated expressions have the potential to be correct grammatically, but end up being incorrect if they are used in the wrong context.
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Yes, you can say all those things; whether they are correct or not depends upon the context. Many isolated expressions have the potential to be correct grammatically, but end up being incorrect if they are used in the wrong context.
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So, how do I correct them?
(a) He is wet from / in the rain.
(b) He got wet (in his shirt) in the rain.
(c) He is getting wet in the rain.
(d) His shirt is getting wet / got wet in the rain.
(e) He felt wet / felt his shirt was wet in the rain.
(f) He had got wet from the rain.
(g) His shirt is wet because it is raining.
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(a) He is wet from / in the rain.
(b) He got wet (in his shirt) in the rain.
(c) He is getting wet in the rain.
(d) His shirt is getting wet / got wet in the rain.
(e) He felt wet / felt his shirt was wet in the rain.
(f) He had got wet from the rain.
(g) His shirt is wet because it is raining.
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