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Getpassivegramticainglsen"EnglishGrammarToday"CambridgeUniversityPress

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Weformthestandardpassivewithbe+edform.Weformthegetpassivewithget+edform:
Thetreesinthegardenweredamagedinthewind.(standardpassive)
Thetreesinthegardengotdamagedinthewind.(getpassive)
Weusethegetpassiveespeciallyininformalspeaking.Whenweusethegetpassive,wealsoplacealittle
moreemphasisonthenatureoftheactionitselforonthepersoninvolvedintheaction:
Therewereblizzardsovernightandthewholetowngotsnowedin.(Getsnowedinheremeanstobe
unabletoleavethetownbecauseofheavyfallsofsnow.)
Ivegotgoodnewsforyou.Jimfinallygotpromoted.
TheyhadonlyknowneachotherforsixmonthswhentheygotmarriedinLasVegas.
Thegetpassiveiscommonlyusedinspeakingofeventsthatarenegativeornotdesired:
Theyveworkedthereforthreeyearsbuttheystillgotsacked(losttheirjobs).
Hefeelshispaintingsarealwaysgettingcriticised.
Ourcargotstolenlastnight.
Wesometimesuseareflexivepronounwiththegetpassive.Thissuggeststhesubjectwasatleastpartly
responsiblefortheeventormadeithappen:
Igotmyselflockedouttheotherday.Istupidlyleftmykeysinthebedroom.(orIgotlockedout)

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