Got them all off
Is "get" causative?
Narrator: Frosty realized that Karen had to get out of that car as soon as possible. So when the little freight train stopped to let an express full of happy Christmas travelers pass, Frosty took advantage of the opportunity and quickly got them all off.
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Tara2 Is "get" causative? Yes, but we might say that it's not dressed in its usual costume. Usually you'd have a verb: Frosty quickly got them all ( to get ) off (the train).
- Tara2 Is "get" causative?
- Yes, but we might say that it's not dressed in its usual costume.
- Usually you'd have a verb: Frosty quickly got them all ( to get ) off (the train).
- In this example the verb is omitted, maybe because 'got' and 'get' together sounded strange.
- CJ
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Tara2Is "get" causative?
Yes, but we might say that it's not dressed in its usual costume.
Usually you'd have a verb:
Frosty quickly got them all (to get) off (the train).
In this example the verb is omitted, maybe because 'got' and 'get' together sounded strange.
CJ
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