How do you use '' get p.p.''and"be p. p. "differently? For example" get injured "and" be injured". Is there any difference between them?
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1You "get injured" at a certain time. Then you "are injured" from that time until you are finally healed. – GEdgar Jan 20 '19 at 14:25
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Among other uses, get is the inchoative (change-of-state) verb of be. So any predicate adjective that represents a changeable state can be expressed with get to refer to the beginning of the state (He got tired) or with be to refer to the state itself (He was tired). If the predicate is formed from a p.p, like arrested, it could be interpreted as a passive of a transitive verb (He was arrested by the police). Get is also possible with passives (He got arrested by the police). – John Lawler Jan 20 '19 at 18:11
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What is "p.p."? – curiousdannii Jan 21 '19 at 22:27
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In AmE, "get injured" is applied more to emergent, present situations:
"Turn off the engine before you stick your hand in there, or you'll get injured ."
"Be injured", is more often used in a hypothetical, future sense:
"You may be injured in the line of duty."
This is not a rule - but, a common nuance.
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