Everyday verbs 2
Get and become
Turn often collocates with colours:
Get and become can often be used with the same collocations, but become is more formal and is
therefore more appropriate in essays:
- She gave up smoking when she became pregnant.
- I would like to become involved in raising money for charity.
The same is true for collocations with adjectives such as angry, bored, excited, depressed, upset,
impatient, violent:
- He became depressed after his wife’s death.
Become, not get, is used with the following: extinct, (un)popular, homeless, famous.
- Our local baker’s has become famous for its apple tarts.
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