About "wet"

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Vincent Teo  #589248  Wed, 19 Nov 08 09:43 AM
Can I write:

(a) He is wet from / in the rain.

(b) He got wet (in his shirt) in the rain.

(c) He is getting wet in the rain.

(d) His shirt is getting wet / got wet in the rain.

(e) He felt wet / felt his shirt was wet in the rain.

(f) He had got wet from the rain.

 
  
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Montur  #589295  Wed, 19 Nov 08 12:07 PM
Yes, you can say all those things; whether they are correct or not depends upon the context.  Many isolated expressions have the potential to be correct grammatically, but end up being incorrect if they are used in the wrong context.
  
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Vincent Teo  #589307  Wed, 19 Nov 08 12:22 PM
So, how do I correct them?
  
Vincent Teo  #589800  Thu, 20 Nov 08 10:47 AM
So, how do I correct them?


(a) He is wet from / in the rain.

(b) He got wet (in his shirt) in the rain.

(c) He is getting wet in the rain.

(d) His shirt is getting wet / got wet in the rain.

(e) He felt wet / felt his shirt was wet in the rain.

(f) He had got wet from the rain.

(g) His shirt is wet because it is raining.

(h) His shirt is wet when it is raining / when it rains.
  
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