In grammar in use book, the bold part has been considered as correct answer 1) to getting we say a guide to grammar, a complete guide to football, etc The structure is a guide + noun, and to is a preposition Instead of the noun we can use a gerund A guide to understanding grammar, a guide to learning english 2) to get the phrase can be interpreted as
A guide (on how) to learn english, a guide (on how) to get out. He did not succeed in getting the job though he tried his level best Book says second one is correct. Are there difference between those sentences Alex is getting married next month Alex will get married next month
Does being in the following sentence mean getting The basic meaning of get in all these examples is become, or change state into Yes there is a difference Trees are getting cut down refers to an action that is in progress Someone is cutting the trees It is the form encountered more frequently
Trees getting cut down can be used in the context of an intended action If someone has decided to cut some trees down, they may be referred to as the trees getting. From that point things started to get complicated From that point things started getting complicated From that point things started to getting complicated Which of these sentences would be corr.
Native speakers would say, the machine is defective or the machine grew unpredictable. on the other hand, we'd happily say.the machine got fixed Which is another example of passive voice However, we cannot assume get+adjective is always useful this way No sign you are getting close to it No sign you are close to it Do they have the same meaning
To me, the first sentence reveals an action of the subject, like walking The second sentence is j.
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