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MyShirley Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

get carried away

The leaf gets carried away to the sea.

Is this sentence correct?

Why can "get" be used in this sentence?

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The tense is a little bewildering. But why do you think it's not correct? get functions like be here.

— Maple

  • The tense is a little bewildering.
  • But why do you think it's not correct?
  • get functions like be here.
  • ,????
  • But here in your sentence carry means its original meaning, to take from one place to another.
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The tense is a little bewildering. But why do you think it's not correct?

get functions like be here.

Often, the phrase "be/get carried away" means "be moved or excited greatly" ???,???? But here in your sentence carry means its original meaning, to take from one place to another.
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