ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE
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Passive With Get & Get Married |
Passive with Get
The word get is
sometimes used instead of be to form the passive. In such cases, get
indicates a change in status or condition. For example,
I got sick after
eating the red meat.
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(I became sick.)
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They will get married
tomorrow.
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(They changed from “single”
to “married.”)
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He got killed in the
accident.
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(Something caused him to die.)
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Get is often used in idiomatic expressions. For example,
What time will you get done?
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(What time will you be finished?)
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James got drunk at
the party
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(He became drunk at the party.)
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I hope you get better
soon
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(I hope you become well soon.)
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We got engaged last
week
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(We became an engaged couple.)
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Get Married/Be Married
Active: The preacher married Jack
and Jill.
Passive: Jack and Jill were married (by the preacher).
Passive: Jack and Jill were married (by the preacher).
Jack married Jill. (S V O) (Okay)
Be Married To
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Two meanings
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Jack was married to Jill
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(by the preacher)
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Jill was married to Jack
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(but not anymore)
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Status
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Jack is married
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(current status)
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Jack is married to Jill
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(fact)
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Jack was married
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(but he isn’t anymore)
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Jack has been married for five
months.
Jack and Jill have been married for
five months.
How long have Jack and Jill been
married?
Incorrect:
X Jack married to Jill.
X Jack married with Jill.
X Jack was married with Jill.
Get
Married
Jack and Jill will get married next
week.
Jack and Jill will be married next
week (by the preacher).
Jack got married on April 1.
Jack got married (to Jill) on April
1. (not common)
Jack and Jill got married on April
1. (better)
Incorrect:
X Jack and Jill have gotten married
since October.
X How long have Jack and Jill gotten
married?
Get
Engaged/Be Engaged
Get engaged
Be engaged
Be engaged to
Jill got engaged (to Jack) last
week. (not common)
Jack and Jill got engaged last week.
Jack and Jill are engaged now.
Jack and Jill have been engaged for
one week.
Incorrect:
X Jack engaged Jill.
X Jack got engaged with Jill.
X They have gotten engaged for one
week.
X How long have they gotten engaged?
Get
Divorced/Be Divorced
A divorced B
Get divorced
Be divorced
Be divorced from
Jack divorced Jill. (or vice versa)
Jack and Jill got divorced last
month.
Jack and Jill are divorced now.
Jack is divorced
Jill is divorced.
When did they get divorced?
How long have they been divorced?
They have been divorced for a month.
Jack is divorced from Jill. (not
common)
Incorrect:
X Jill got divorced with Jack.
X Jack has gotten divorced for one
month.
X How long have Jack and Jill gotten
divorced?
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