Scott,

Although your message is incomplete, I would say that "he got run over" is an example of "get" passive.

Marshall

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From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Scott Woods
Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 10:26 AM
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Subject: he was run over/he got run over

List,
Recently, a student wrote "he got run over." This is a common


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