Get + Adjective
I ____ nervous when I learned it might rain.
I got nervous when I learned it might rain.
My father ____ lost in the city yesterday.
My father got lost in the city yesterday.
Elephants are amazing because they are ______ sensitive and intelligent animals.
Elephants are amazing because they are such sensitive and intelligent animals.
The farmers worked hard to improve the soil.
Their crops were still poor.
(though)
Though the farmers worked hard to improve the soil, their crops were still poor.
Though, although, and even though can be used ________ the main clause.
before or after.
It was ____ hot in my apartment, so I went to the beach.
It was getting hot in my apartment, so I went to the beach.
We'll ____ soaked if we go to the soccer game today.
We'll get soaked if we go to the soccer game today.
Learning about endangered species is _____ interesting to me.
Learning about endangered species is so interesting to me.
Elephants are endangered.
People continue to hunt them.
(although)
Although elephants are endangered, people continue to hunt them.
So is used with ______________.
adjectives
We always ____ dirty when we play soccer.
We always get dirty when we play soccer.
He ____ worried when she doesn't call.
He gets worried when she doesn't call.
Seeing a lion in the wild would be _____ an exciting experience.
Seeing a lion in the wild would be such an exciting experience.
We must put limits on fishing.
The oceans seem limitless.
(even though)
Even though the oceans seem limitless, we must put limits on fishing.
Such is used with _____________.
noun phrases
Washington D.C. ____ really humid during the summer.
Washington D.C. gets really humid during the summer.
I ____ really sunburned last weekend.
I got really sunburned last weekend.
Swimming with hippos is _____ a crazy thing to do.
Swimming with hippos is such a crazy thing to do.
We're working hard to save them.
Honeybees keep disappearing.
(even though)
Honeybees keep disappearing even though we're working hard to save them.
Use get + adjective or the passive with get to ______________.
express a change of state
I knew I would ____ thirsty, so I brought a bottle of water.
I knew I would get thirsty, so I brought a bottle of water.
My car ____ stuck in the snow a lot.
My car gets stuck in the snow a lot.
Creating animal conservation areas is ______ important for endangered species
Creating animal conservation areas is so important for endangered species
We don't know where the elephant is.
It was wearing a GPS collar.
(though)
Though it was wearing a GPS collar, we don't know where the elephant is.
To form the passive with get, use get + _______________.
a past participle