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Moon7296 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Rain got on my car
1. Rain got on my car.
2. Rain got all over my car.
I understand these sentences but I don't know well how the subjects for the verb 'got' can be 'rain'.
In a way, it sounds rain did something like a human.
3. Rain was on my car.
4. Rain was all over my car.
#3 and 4 are all I could say before I came across #1 and #2.
2. Rain got all over my car.
I understand these sentences but I don't know well how the subjects for the verb 'got' can be 'rain'.
In a way, it sounds rain did something like a human.
3. Rain was on my car.
4. Rain was all over my car.
#3 and 4 are all I could say before I came across #1 and #2.
Top answer
All 4 sound like very odd sentiments. The purpose of a car is to protect one from the rain, among other things, so there is no point in commenting on the event. However, in other circumstances: Paint got all over my car.
- All 4 sound like very odd sentiments.
- The purpose of a car is to protect one from the rain, among other things, so there is no point in commenting on the event.
- However, in other circumstances: Paint got all over my car.
- -- the action Paint was all over my car.
- -- the subsequent condition.
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All 4 sound like very odd sentiments. The purpose of a car is to protect one from the rain, among other things, so there is no point in commenting on the event. However, in other circumstances:
Paint got all over my car.-- the action
Paint was all over my car.-- the subsequent condition.
Yes, got can be used this way, without a human agent:
Paint got all over my car.-- the action
Paint was all over my car.-- the subsequent condition.
Yes, got can be used this way, without a human agent:
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