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Rewrite without get

December 27, 2014 - pdf

Rewrite each sentence replacing get/got with one of the given options.

1. I (got) three hundred dollars last week.

Correct! Wrong!

2. I (got) a letter from my mother this morning.

Correct! Wrong!

3. Can you come and (get) me from the station when I arrive?

Correct! Wrong!

4. I didn’t (get) the joke.

Correct! Wrong!

5. In the first half, the striker (got) a goal.

Correct! Wrong!

6. While studying in Sydney, Rahul (got) a strong Australian accent.

Correct! Wrong!

7. The mother (got) the child to drink some of the milk.

Correct! Wrong!

After made the infinitive is used without to.

8. During the trip, many children (got) ill.

Please select 2 correct answers

Correct! Wrong!

Either fell or became is possible here.

9. Luckily we (got) the last bus.

Correct! Wrong!

10. They (got) a stay from the High Court.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

1. I earned three hundred dollars last week.

2. I received a letter from my mother this morning.

3. Can you come and fetch me from the station when I arrive?

4. I didn’t understand the joke.

5. In the first half, the striker scored a goal.

6. While studying in Sydney, Rahul acquired a strong Australian accent.

7. The mother coaxed the child to drink some of the milk.

8. During the trip, many children became ill.

9. Luckily we caught the last bus.

10. They obtained a stay from the High Court.

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