Feb. 15, 2021
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Could you please tell me the difference between “things get lost” and “things lost”? In my opinion, “things lost” is enough. Things/subject, lost/predicate verb. But in the sentence “things get lost” things/subject, get/linking verb? Lost/adjective use as predicative? But leave those sentence structures alone. Why do people say this way “things GET lost” instead of "things lost”? Hope you can give me a lesson. Thank you very much.@🇨🇳 Sue
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Could you please tell me the difference between “things get lost” and “things lost”?
In my opinion, “things lost” is enough.
Things/subject, lost/predicate verb.
But in the sentence “things get lost” things/subject, get/linking verb?
Lost/adjective use as predicative?
But leave those sentence structures alone.
Why do people say this way “things GET lost” instead of "things lost”?
Hope you can give me a lesson.
Thank you very much.
@🇨🇳 Sue
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Without get it changes the meaning.
Get implies "can" and also acts to show what is the object.
"Things lost" is just a statement. Almost like a title to a page, Things Lost: Phone, Laptop, Wallet.
It is also not clear what the object is, by adding get/gets it is now clear who or what is getting lost and also implies a general feeling of "this has the ability to"
Things get lost = Things can get lost.
TVs get hot = TVs can get hot.
Hope this helps, its a small nuance but worth practicing and reading more.
C
Feb. 15, 2021
Thank you very much. I understood it a little further.
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But in the sentence “things get lost” things/subject, get/linking verb? This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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