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Sundarnaz Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Got caught

It floated up to the water wheel and got caught by one of the buckets of the water wheel.

Is the use of got caught correct in the sentence?

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sundarnaz Is the use of got caught correct in the sentence? It sounds a little literary to me. And, I think it will be better if you say "....

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  • sundarnaz Is the use of got caught correct in the sentence?
  • It sounds a little literary to me.
  • And, I think it will be better if you say "....
  • " And.
  • " floated up to" sounds a little odd.
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sundarnazIs the use of got caught correct in the sentence?

It sounds a little literary to me. And, I think it will be better if you say "....was caught by one..."

And. "floated up to" sounds a little odd.

You can consider this:

It floated/was floating by the water wheel and was caug

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sundarnazIs the use of got caught correct in the sentence?

Yes. get often substitutes for be (get passive) when the action is negative in some way. got caught, got torn, got ripped, got damaged, got broken, ...

CJ

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