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Tenjing Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

get

A. Get killed. Is killed an adjective here or just a past participle? Does 'get killed' mean get yourself killed?
B. Get dressed. What about this one? What does it mean? Please help. Can we use all past participles after get? Please explain.
  

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This is my take. If an agent is mentioned or important, then participles in "get + participle" combinations may be verbal (a way of expressing the passive voice), otherwise they may be adjectival. I woke up, got dressed, and went to work.

— GPY

  • This is my take.
  • If an agent is mentioned or important, then participles in "get + participle" combinations may be verbal (a way of expressing the passive voice), otherwise they may be adjectival.
  • I woke up, got dressed, and went to work.
  • — "dressed" is adjectival She gets dressed by the best designers.
  • — "dressed" is verbal
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This is my take. If an agent is mentioned or important, then participles in "get + participle" combinations may be verbal (a way of expressing the passive voice), otherwise they may be adjectival.

I woke up, got dressed, and went to work.— "dressed" is adjectival
She gets dressed by the best designers.— "dressed" is verbal
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tenjingA. Get killed. Is killed an adjective here or just a past participle?
It's a past participle.
tenjingDoes 'get killed' mean get yourself killed?
No. Any living thing can get killed.

CJ
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Thanks, CJ. I mean if I am telling a guy 'get killed'. 'Get killed' here means get yourself killed, right?
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tenjing'Get killed' here means get yourself killed, right?
Right.
tenjingI mean if I am telling a guy 'get killed'
The problem is that if you want to speak idiomatic English, you won't say that. It's grammatically correct, but nobody would say it. It may be something you say in your native language when you're angry with s
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