Hi English Teachers out there,
I wonder by what grammar can these sentences be explained. (I got fired. The wound got infected) and so on.
It feels a little bit like Passive and a little bit like Causation, but I also think is something colloquial that has not been codified yet.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
I wonder by what grammar can these sentences be explained. (I got fired. The wound got infected) and so on.
It feels a little bit like Passive and a little bit like Causation, but I also think is something colloquial that has not been codified yet.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Comments
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/get
22. to become or to cause oneself to become as specified; reach a certain condition: to get angry; to get sick.
23. (used as an auxiliary verb followed by a past participle to form the passive): to get married; to get elected; to get hit by a car.
I was fired. I got fired.
The wound was infected. The wound got infected.
CJ
He got married.
CJ
CJ's explanation also makes it very clear.
Thanks Guys,
Ildiko
Is Fired verb?