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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Get forced to do
Hello.
I would like to know the meaning of get forced to do.
What is the difference between be forced to do and get forced to do?
(1)And I think that you're seeing a lot of people who in the Senate, in the House, who got forced to walk the plank and vote for something that could you know potentially cost them. And I guess I just wanted to know from you, John, what are you hearing from members of Congress, from the Senate who think that they took a chance voting for this bill? (CNN, March 22, 2010)
(2) “I got forced to watch Sex in the City 2 on a Friday night as I had nothing else to do,” says Alex. (Telegraph, 15 Dec 2010)
Thank you for your reply.
I would like to know the meaning of get forced to do.
What is the difference between be forced to do and get forced to do?
(1)And I think that you're seeing a lot of people who in the Senate, in the House, who got forced to walk the plank and vote for something that could you know potentially cost them. And I guess I just wanted to know from you, John, what are you hearing from members of Congress, from the Senate who think that they took a chance voting for this bill? (CNN, March 22, 2010)
(2) “I got forced to watch Sex in the City 2 on a Friday night as I had nothing else to do,” says Alex. (Telegraph, 15 Dec 2010)
Thank you for your reply.
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'Get + past participle' is called the " get passive". It is quite common and essentially synonymous, as used, with the ' be passive', but it highlights the action (especially its initiation) compared to the condition. For instance, first I get carried away (an action) by the performanc e, and then I am carried away (my condition).
- 'Get + past participle' is called the " get passive".
- It is quite common and essentially synonymous, as used, with the ' be passive', but it highlights the action (especially its initiation) compared to the condition.
- For instance, first I get carried away (an action) by the performanc e, and then I am carried away (my condition).
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'Get + past participle' is called the "get passive". It is quite common and essentially synonymous, as used, with the 'be passive', but it highlights the action (especially its initiation) compared to the condition. For instance, first I get carried away (an action) by the performance, and then I am carried away (my condition).
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Thank you for your reply.
Is your expanation applicable to the examples that I gave?
Is get forced to do more active than be forced to do?
Thank you.
Is your expanation applicable to the examples that I gave?
Is get forced to do more active than be forced to do?
Thank you.
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Uh, yes – but I must say that it is a rather unfelicitous use of 'get', since 'forced' already carries the 'active' idea. I think that's because it's spoken English; if it had been written, it would have been edited to 'were forced to...'.
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I understand that normally force is active.
How about force in the setences below?
In the sentence, force is used eith feel and seem like force is a adjective or stative.
(1)Could an otherwise entirely credible candidate be ruled out because, in the wake of Macain’s act, he or she felt forced to reveal an episode of mental difficulty? (Wordban
How about force in the setences below?
In the sentence, force is used eith feel and seem like force is a adjective or stative.
(1)Could an otherwise entirely credible candidate be ruled out because, in the wake of Macain’s act, he or she felt forced to reveal an episode of mental difficulty? (Wordban
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AnonymousWhat is the difference between be forced to do and get forced to do?In the example you give, the flavor of "got forced" seems to my ear almost to carry the idea that these people were tricked into an undesirable and uncomfortable position, almost being caught unawares by nefarious forces operating around them, unable to avoid the negative conseq
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