Uses of Get Exercises PDFSet 5: Mixed Uses of Get — Comprehensive Review
20 questions·15 min·Answers included·Explanations included
Preview: Questions
Fill in the blank with the correct option.
1.We ___ to the hotel just before midnight.
a) arrivedb) gotc) maded) went
2.She got her assistant ___ the flights for the whole team.
a) bookb) to bookc) bookingd) booked
3.The soup is getting ___ — we should eat now.
a) a coldb) coldc) coldlyd) cooling
4.They got ___ at a registry office last Friday.
a) marryb) marryingc) marriaged) married
5.She ___ a scholarship to study at Oxford.
a) gotb) madec) didd) took
... and 15 more questions in the PDF
Preview: Answers
1.got
2.to book
3.cold
4.married
5.got
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Preview: Explanations
1."got"(b)
'Get to + place' means to arrive at a place. We got to the hotel just before midnight. Note: 'arrived' needs 'at' (not 'to'), and 'reached' is transitive (no preposition).
2."to book"(b)
'Get someone to do something' uses the to-infinitive. She got her assistant to book the flights. This is the causative 'get' meaning to arrange or persuade someone to do something.
3."cold"(b)
'Get + adjective' means to become. The soup is getting cold (= becoming cold). Note: 'get a cold' (with article) means to catch an illness.
4."married"(d)
'Get married' uses 'get + past participle' for the event of marrying. They got married at a registry office last Friday.
5."got"(a)
'Get a scholarship' means to obtain or win a scholarship. She got (= obtained/won) a scholarship to study at Oxford.
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