Passives with 'get'
Goals
- Identify the difference between a get-passive and a standard passive.
- Describe some of the differences between get-passives and standard passives in terms of grammar, semantics, and pragmatics.
Lesson Plan
The teacher explains that today, we will look at passives.
First, let's briefly review our understanding of actives, and of passives and get-passives.
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Passives with 'get': Activity
Uncle Ahmed was bitten by the snake.
Uncle Ahmed got bitten by the snake.
A large house was demolished on Westmoreland Hill.
A large house got demolished on Westmoreland Hill.
These temples were abandoned in medieval times.
These temples got abandoned in medieval times.