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In each of the foilowing sentences the verb to get is userf rather colioauialiy. Find a morę appropriate equivaient.
1. She graduaily got tired of this existence.
2. That is how he got to this conciusion.
3. He must get rid of the mistakes in his English.
4. Do not get discouraged by his forbidding manner.
5. It is easy to get confused when one looks at this problem.
6. They first got acouainted at a dinner party.
7. When the weather got wcrse the mountaineers were forced to make carnp.
8. The scientists got very excited over this discovery.
9. For his years o hard work he fmally got hts reward.
10. The reader soon gets iost amidst this profusion of materia!.
11. They soon got irritated with her.
12. That student has got ar. exceiient command of the languags.
13. He’s got a heart condition.
14. They get much fmancial support from the local atithonties.
15. The pantomimę goi sorne good reviews.
16. She got very upset when she heard the news.
17. Getting knowledge involves much effort.
18. She got a good education.
19. After spending many days in bed she. fmally got better.
20. They have long sińce got used to each cther.
21. Soon he had got rid of his only serious rivaS.
22. This car has got many good features.
23. In the course of transport the vase got smashed.
Tbese are just a few of the colloąuialisms that should be guarded against. unless the specific aim of the. writer is to approach the spokeo language. Otiier words and phrases should be avoided because they are felt to be clumsy. A few of them are listed be!ow:
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