Get or receive the red card
If the sentence below is correct, should I use "got" or "received"?
He got/received the red card for heavenly tackling the opponent.
By the way, is it "the red card" or "a red card" above?
Also, in your own words, how would you say this?
Thank you.
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teal lime He got/received the red card for heavenly tackling the opponent. Use 'heavily' rather than 'heavenly', although I would probably not use this phrase anyway as it isn't very natural in football-reporting circles. We know the tackle was on an opponent, so it's rarely mentioned.
- teal lime He got/received the red card for heavenly tackling the opponent.
- Use 'heavily' rather than 'heavenly', although I would probably not use this phrase anyway as it isn't very natural in football-reporting circles.
- We know the tackle was on an opponent, so it's rarely mentioned.
- I would use 'received' but 'got' is used informally.
- 'The' or 'a' are both used as the determiner for 'red card'.
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teal limeHe got/received the red card for heavenly tackling the opponent.
Use 'heavily' rather than 'heavenly', although I would probably not use this phrase anyway as it isn't very natural in football-reporting circles. We know the tackle was on an opponent, so it's rarely mentioned.
I would use 'received' but 'got' is used informally.
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