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Ask for help > Get VS Take: Help please!
Get VS Take: Help please!
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kairyudo
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Get VS Take: Help please!
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Hello! I �d appreciate any info on how to explain the difference between get and take - the general rules... I figure one is take is a here to there action and get is a there to here one but what else? I �ve looked at definitions but I �m wondering if someone has an easier way of explaining it. :) Thanks!!
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23 Jan 2013
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Matthew@ELSP
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You mentioned the motion/action uses of "get" and "take". As you said, "take" is "to have something and go somewhere with it" / "To be with someone (or animal) and to go somewhere with them (it)". What else? We often use "take" for experience words (verbs), like "take a bath" or "take a break" where there is no real direct action on an object. We often use "get" where we could use "become". I get cold in winter / I get sick when I don �t eat well. I get bored in long classes - often with adjectives of course. We often use "get" where we might use a passive in English. I will get told off for this (I will be told off for this) / I will get promoted for this (get = be). There are more uses, but these came to mind most readily. I hope they help for now. |
23 Jan 2013
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kairyudo
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Oooo very helpful - Thank you!! |
24 Jan 2013
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douglas
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roughly speaking (to keep it simple):
take-you initiate the action
get-you benefit from another �s action |
24 Jan 2013
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rockthevinyl
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I agree with the above explanations. There are so many uses, but douglas �s simplification might help clarify a basic difference. |
24 Jan 2013
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yanogator
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There are many exceptions, but Douglas �s simplification is very helpful for a basic understanding, as he certainly intended. Your initial post, kairyudo, talks about direction, but that distinction is between "take" and "bring", not "take" and "get". Bruce |
24 Jan 2013
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ldthemagicman
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Hello, Kairyudo,
If you send me your email address in a PM, I will send you an Attachment of one of my Worksheets. It shows, in pictures, the difference between:
To:From Go:Come Take:Bring Send:Receive House:Home
Les Douglas |
24 Jan 2013
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