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Bamtori Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
get it replaced / replace it
"He had problems with it and wanted to get it replaced."
Teachers, is it possible to change the sentence above to "He had problems with it and wanted to replace it." without changing the meaning the speaker suggested in the original sentence?
Teachers, is it possible to change the sentence above to "He had problems with it and wanted to replace it." without changing the meaning the speaker suggested in the original sentence?
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" Usually the action (replacement) would be done by someone else, when "get" or "have" are used in these passive constructions. " This would mean to a larger extent that the replacement was done directly by him. Thus, IMO, this isn't a perfect equivalence.
- " Usually the action (replacement) would be done by someone else, when "get" or "have" are used in these passive constructions.
- " This would mean to a larger extent that the replacement was done directly by him.
- Thus, IMO, this isn't a perfect equivalence.
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"He had problems with it and wanted to get it replaced." Usually the action (replacement) would be done by someone else, when "get" or "have" are used in these passive constructions.
"He had problems with it and wanted to replace it." This would mean to a larger extent that the replacement was done directly by him.
"He had problems with it and wanted to replace it." This would mean to a larger extent that the replacement was done directly by him.
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Marius, I've come across another "get sth pp" construct and it is "I got the kids settled down for the night."
In this sentence, it doesn't seem like someone else settled the kinds down for the speaker, though.
In this sentence, it doesn't seem like someone else settled the kinds down for the speaker, though.
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