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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Get annoyed

Can I say,

(a) When the headmaster was passing by (the classroom), he knew the situation and got annoyed.

(b) When the headmaster was passing by (the classroom), he saw the situation (in class), he got annoyed.

(c) When he knew the situation about the class, he felt annoyed.
  

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Hi, First you find out or discover or learn, and after that you know. Think of 'knowing' as 'a state'. (a) When the headmaster was passing by (the classroom), he discovered the situation and got annoyed.

— Clive

  • Hi, First you find out or discover or learn, and after that you know.
  • Think of 'knowing' as 'a state'.
  • (a) When the headmaster was passing by (the classroom), he discovered the situation and got annoyed.
  • (b) When the headmaster was passing by (the classroom), he saw the situation (in class).
  • H e got annoyed.
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Hi,
First you find out or discover or learn, and after that you know. Think of 'knowing' as 'a state'.

(a) When the headmaster was passing by (the classroom), he discovered the situation and got annoyed.

(b) When the headmaster was passing by (the classroom), he saw the situation (in class).He got annoyed.

(c) When he knew (I'd say 'found out/discovered')
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In addition, try to break the habit of using "got" and its variants such as "got annoyed". Please check:
http://www.newsroom101.com/NR_exercises/get.html

Chris
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