#Collocations
โ"Get" is a very common verb in English, but it is not always appropriate for talking about
changes.
๐Note also alternatives to get which can improve your style.
๐Go, not get
๐Go is used for changes in people's personality, appearance and physical abilities:
~ People go mad/bald/grey/blind/deaf.
๐Go is often used for sudden, usually negative, changes:
~Suddenly the sky went very dark and it started to rain.
๐Go can also be used for slower colour changes:
~The pages of the book had gone yellow over the years.
๐Turn, not get
โซ๏ธTurn often collocates with colours:
~When the tomatoes turn red, the farmers pick them and sell them.
~The news gave his mother such a shock that her hair turned white overnight.
โบGet and become
๐Get and become can often be used with the same collocations, but become is more formal and is therefore more appropriate in essays:
~She gave up smoking when she became pregnant.
~I would like to become involved in raising money for charity.
โช๏ธThe same is true for collocations with adjectives such as angry, bored, excited, depressed upset, impatient, violent:
~He became depressed after his wife's death.
๐นBecome, not get, is used with the following: extinct, (unpopular, homeless, famous. ~Our local baker's has become famous for its apple tarts.
โ๏ธAlternatives to get and become
~She fell ill and was taken to hospital.
~Everyone fell silent when they heard the shocking news.
~As my father grew older, he spent less time working.
~The noise grew louder and soon we realised it was a plane approaching.
๐ซOverusing and misusing get
Here are some sentences from students' essays where get is wrongly used.
๐ sentences with get :
โI was able to get new friends.
โIf I get a child of my own one day ...
โA year ago he got a heart attack.
๐ more appropriate alternatives:
โ A year ago he had/suffered a heart attack.
โ If I have a child of my own one day ...
โ In June. I had a baby, James.
โ"Get" is a very common verb in English, but it is not always appropriate for talking about
changes.
๐Note also alternatives to get which can improve your style.
๐Go, not get
๐Go is used for changes in people's personality, appearance and physical abilities:
~ People go mad/bald/grey/blind/deaf.
๐Go is often used for sudden, usually negative, changes:
~Suddenly the sky went very dark and it started to rain.
๐Go can also be used for slower colour changes:
~The pages of the book had gone yellow over the years.
๐Turn, not get
โซ๏ธTurn often collocates with colours:
~When the tomatoes turn red, the farmers pick them and sell them.
~The news gave his mother such a shock that her hair turned white overnight.
โบGet and become
๐Get and become can often be used with the same collocations, but become is more formal and is therefore more appropriate in essays:
~She gave up smoking when she became pregnant.
~I would like to become involved in raising money for charity.
โช๏ธThe same is true for collocations with adjectives such as angry, bored, excited, depressed upset, impatient, violent:
~He became depressed after his wife's death.
๐นBecome, not get, is used with the following: extinct, (unpopular, homeless, famous. ~Our local baker's has become famous for its apple tarts.
โ๏ธAlternatives to get and become
~She fell ill and was taken to hospital.
~Everyone fell silent when they heard the shocking news.
~As my father grew older, he spent less time working.
~The noise grew louder and soon we realised it was a plane approaching.
๐ซOverusing and misusing get
Here are some sentences from students' essays where get is wrongly used.
๐ sentences with get :
โI was able to get new friends.
โIf I get a child of my own one day ...
โA year ago he got a heart attack.
๐ more appropriate alternatives:
โ A year ago he had/suffered a heart attack.
โ If I have a child of my own one day ...
โ In June. I had a baby, James.
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