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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Get or To Be
Could you tell me when should I use "get" and when should I use "to be" verbs for making passive verb?
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youzou get ... be Always use 'be' for a true passive. It always works, whereas get doesn't always work.
- youzou get ...
- be Always use 'be' for a true passive.
- It always works, whereas get doesn't always work.
- The get -passive is a more limited construction.
- It does work quite often though with a verb that indicates that something awful happened.
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youzouget ... beAlways use 'be' for a true passive. It always works, whereas get doesn't always work.
The get-passive is a more limited construction.
It does work quite often though with a verb that indicates that something awful happened.
got killed, got stabbed, got burnt, got torn, got crushed, got smashed, got
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Why haven't you used "It does work quite often ["though" get(However, I am not sure it is bad or not 
) dropped] with a verb that in
) dropped] with a verb that in00
You can write it without "though", probably as, It works quite often with a verb ....
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The "though" (and the "does") makes a contrast with the preceding remark.
The get-passive is a more limited construction. (implying "Sometimes it doesn't work")
It does work quite often though ...
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The "though" (and the "does") makes a contrast with the preceding remark.
The get-passive is a more limited construction. (implying "Sometimes it doesn't work")
It does work quite often though ...
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