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. So, i like getting/ to get to the station in plenty of time
In grammar in use book, the bold part has been considered as correct answer 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
The basic meaning of get in all these examples is become, or change state into Does being in the following sentence mean getting 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 The questions here are not about meaning They are about the usage of the verbs get and catch in the context of getting a cold My dictionary says that get can be used to mean 'to become infected.
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