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28-12-2009, 07:11 PM
Inchoative Verbs
These verbs all mean to start to be sth or to change from one state or condition to another. .
become became , become
to start to be sth
She was becoming confused.
. ◇ It was becoming more and more difficult to live on his salary.
◇ She became queen in 1952.
◇ The bill will become law next year.
It soon became apparent that no one was going to come.
◇ She's studying to become a teacher.
◇ His job has become his whole life.
get , got , gotten
to reach, or make sb/sth/yourself reach, a particular state or condition; to reach the point at which you feel, know, are, etc. sth
You'll soon get used to the climate here.
◇ We ought to go; it's getting late.
◇ to get dressed/undressed ( = to put your clothes on/take your clothes off )
◇ They plan to get married in the summer.
◇ She's upstairs getting ready .
◇ Don't get your dress dirty!
◇ She soon got the children ready for school.
◇ You'll like her once you get to know her.
◇ She's getting to be an old lady now.
I wouldn't go there alone; you might get ( = be ) mugged.
◇ My car got ( = was ) stolen at the weekend.
◇ He got his fingers caught in the door.
◇ His drinking is getting to be a problem.
◇ After a time you get to realize that these things don't matter.
NOTE become or get?
Both these verbs can describe changes in sb's state or condition:
to become /get tired/cold/angry/scared/pregnant/thin/old/better .
In general, become is more formal than get , and get is more frequent in spoken language.
However, there are some cases where you can only use one of these words:
I became /got hungry/upset ( = verb + adjective ) .
◇ She became Queen/a teacher/a member of the club ( = verb + noun )
◇ She got Queen, etc.
◇ Don't get your dress dirty ( = verb + noun + adjective ) !
◇ Don't become your dress dirty!
◇ It took me a long time to get to know her properly ( = verb + to + infinitive ) .
◇ to become to know her .
Use get for changes that are the result of deliberate actions by you or sb else: to get
dressed/married/divorced/killed/mugged/fired ◇ to become dressed/married, etc
. .
There are also some adjectives that you can only use with become (not get ).
These include adjectives connected with ability ( able/unable/proficient/skilled ), knowledge ( aware, certain, convinced ), availability ( available, common, .
go went , gone
to become different in a particular way, especially a bad way; to reach a particular state or condition Her hair is going grey.
◇ This milk has gone sour.
◇ The children went wild with excitement.
◇ She went to sleep. ◇
That colour has gone out of fashion.
I can't believe I'm going bald — I'm only thirty!
◇ She went bright red with embarrassment.
Go is often used to talk about changes in colour ( to go red/white/grey ) and other,
especially negative, changes ( to go mad/bad/bald/crazy/wrong/bankrupt )
.
grow grew , grown
to begin to have a particular quality or feeling over a period of time; to gradually begin to do sth The skies grew dark and it began to rain.
◇ As time went on he grew more and more impatient.
◇ I'm sure you'll grow to like her in time.
He grew to understand her reasons for leaving.
Grow is used to talk about changes that happen over a period of time rather than suddenly. It is often used with comparative adjectives to show this gradual change :
She suddenly grew angry.
◇ She grew braver with time.
.
come come , come
to become; to reach a point where you realize, understand or believe sth The buttons had come undone.
◇ Everything will come right in the end.
◇ I've come to expect this kind of behaviour from him.
This design came to be known as the Oriental style.
◇ In time she came to love him.
◇ The handle came loose.
◇ She had come to see the problem in a new light.
NOTE grow and come
In this meaning, these two verbs are either followed by an adjective ( come loose/grow calm ), or by ‘to’ + infinitive ( I came/grew to realize, understand, believe, etc. ).
turn
to change into a particular state or condition; to make sth do this
The leaves were turning brown.
◇ He turned nasty when we refused to give him the money.
◇ She turned a deathly shade of white when she heard the news.
◇ He's a lawyer turned politician ( = he used to be a lawyer but is now a politician ) .
The heat turned the milk sour.
◇ The weather has turned cold.
◇ He decided to turn professional.
◇ They say her hair turned white overnight.
Turn
is used to talk about colours: to turn blue/red/white ; about changes in the weather: to turn cold/warm/chilly and negative changes: to turn nasty/mean/sour/bad . .
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These verbs all mean to start to be sth or to change from one state or condition to another. .
become became , become
to start to be sth
She was becoming confused.
. ◇ It was becoming more and more difficult to live on his salary.
◇ She became queen in 1952.
◇ The bill will become law next year.
It soon became apparent that no one was going to come.
◇ She's studying to become a teacher.
◇ His job has become his whole life.
get , got , gotten
to reach, or make sb/sth/yourself reach, a particular state or condition; to reach the point at which you feel, know, are, etc. sth
You'll soon get used to the climate here.
◇ We ought to go; it's getting late.
◇ to get dressed/undressed ( = to put your clothes on/take your clothes off )
◇ They plan to get married in the summer.
◇ She's upstairs getting ready .
◇ Don't get your dress dirty!
◇ She soon got the children ready for school.
◇ You'll like her once you get to know her.
◇ She's getting to be an old lady now.
I wouldn't go there alone; you might get ( = be ) mugged.
◇ My car got ( = was ) stolen at the weekend.
◇ He got his fingers caught in the door.
◇ His drinking is getting to be a problem.
◇ After a time you get to realize that these things don't matter.
NOTE become or get?
Both these verbs can describe changes in sb's state or condition:
to become /get tired/cold/angry/scared/pregnant/thin/old/better .
In general, become is more formal than get , and get is more frequent in spoken language.
However, there are some cases where you can only use one of these words:
I became /got hungry/upset ( = verb + adjective ) .
◇ She became Queen/a teacher/a member of the club ( = verb + noun )
◇ She got Queen, etc.
◇ Don't get your dress dirty ( = verb + noun + adjective ) !
◇ Don't become your dress dirty!
◇ It took me a long time to get to know her properly ( = verb + to + infinitive ) .
◇ to become to know her .
Use get for changes that are the result of deliberate actions by you or sb else: to get
dressed/married/divorced/killed/mugged/fired ◇ to become dressed/married, etc
. .
There are also some adjectives that you can only use with become (not get ).
These include adjectives connected with ability ( able/unable/proficient/skilled ), knowledge ( aware, certain, convinced ), availability ( available, common, .
go went , gone
to become different in a particular way, especially a bad way; to reach a particular state or condition Her hair is going grey.
◇ This milk has gone sour.
◇ The children went wild with excitement.
◇ She went to sleep. ◇
That colour has gone out of fashion.
I can't believe I'm going bald — I'm only thirty!
◇ She went bright red with embarrassment.
Go is often used to talk about changes in colour ( to go red/white/grey ) and other,
especially negative, changes ( to go mad/bad/bald/crazy/wrong/bankrupt )
.
grow grew , grown
to begin to have a particular quality or feeling over a period of time; to gradually begin to do sth The skies grew dark and it began to rain.
◇ As time went on he grew more and more impatient.
◇ I'm sure you'll grow to like her in time.
He grew to understand her reasons for leaving.
Grow is used to talk about changes that happen over a period of time rather than suddenly. It is often used with comparative adjectives to show this gradual change :
She suddenly grew angry.
◇ She grew braver with time.
.
come come , come
to become; to reach a point where you realize, understand or believe sth The buttons had come undone.
◇ Everything will come right in the end.
◇ I've come to expect this kind of behaviour from him.
This design came to be known as the Oriental style.
◇ In time she came to love him.
◇ The handle came loose.
◇ She had come to see the problem in a new light.
NOTE grow and come
In this meaning, these two verbs are either followed by an adjective ( come loose/grow calm ), or by ‘to’ + infinitive ( I came/grew to realize, understand, believe, etc. ).
turn
to change into a particular state or condition; to make sth do this
The leaves were turning brown.
◇ He turned nasty when we refused to give him the money.
◇ She turned a deathly shade of white when she heard the news.
◇ He's a lawyer turned politician ( = he used to be a lawyer but is now a politician ) .
The heat turned the milk sour.
◇ The weather has turned cold.
◇ He decided to turn professional.
◇ They say her hair turned white overnight.
Turn
is used to talk about colours: to turn blue/red/white ; about changes in the weather: to turn cold/warm/chilly and negative changes: to turn nasty/mean/sour/bad . .
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Sirhasan