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ADJECTIVE CLAUSE (2): Use the second sentence as the adjective clause.

ADJECTIVE CLAUSE (2): Use the second sentence as the adjective clause.:

OBJECTIVE PROFICIENCY UNIT 20 GRAMMAR HAVE AND GET: 3 THINGS THAT HAPPEN TO YOU

3 THINGS THAT HAPPEN TO YOU

We use have + object + past participle to describe

things that happen to us, often misfortunes. The

subject is the person who experiences what

happened:

I've had my car stolen. (Compare: My car was

stolen.)

He's had his application for citizenship turned down. ,

(Compare: His applicationfor citizenship has been

turned down.)

My mother's had her letter published in The Times.

(Compare: My mother's letter has been published in

The Times.)

In spoken English we can sometimes use get

instead of have:

She's got another letter published in The Times.

Note that sometimes only the context will identify

precise meaning. Consider:

They had theirfence pulled down. (= either: they

employed somebody to pul1 it down (causative); or

it was pulled down without their planning it, e.g.

by vandals.)

SOURCE: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY CAMBRIDGE ADVANCED AND PROFICIENCY

OBJECTIVE PROFICIENCY UNIT 20 GRAMMAR 2.- GET + -ED: ACTIVE AND PASSIVE

2 GET + -ED: ACTIVE AND PASSIVE

We can sometimes use get instead of be in the

passive. This is usually informal:

They got punished by the Principal for making so

much noise.

Lucky Paul got promoted / elected / chosen / appointed

yesterday.

Poor Vassili - his dog got run over last night.

Get meaning 'become' is also common with a

particular small group of past participles:

get dressed get married get used to get stuck

get lost get caught get burned get involved

The meaning of these phrases can be active:

1 got dressed as quickly as 1 could.

We can use some of these active phrases with

an object:

1 have to get the children dressed early every morning.

Don't get your family involved in the business.

sOURCE: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY FOR CAMBRIDGE ADVANCED AND PROFICIENCY

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