In grammar in use book, the bold part has been considered as correct answer Trees getting cut down can be used in the context of an intended action 1) to getting we say a guide to grammar, a complete guide to football, etc
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The structure is a guide + noun, and to is a preposition
Instead of the noun we can use a gerund
A guide to understanding grammar, a guide to learning english 2) to get the phrase can be interpreted as A guide (on how) to learn english, a guide (on how) to get out. He did not succeed in getting the job though he tried his level best
Book says second one is correct. Are there difference between those sentences Alex is getting married next month Alex will get married next month
Seems that the first one is expressed in present continues, and the s.
Does being in the following sentence mean getting The basic meaning of get in all these examples is become, or change state into From that point things started to get complicated From that point things started getting complicated
From that point things started to getting complicated Which of these sentences would be corr. However, the machine got defective is a poor example Native speakers would say, the machine is defective or the machine grew unpredictable. on the other hand, we'd happily say.the machine got fixed
Which is another example of passive voice
However, we cannot assume get+adjective is always useful this way No sign you are getting close to it No sign you are close to it Do they have the same meaning
To me, the first sentence reveals an action of the subject, like walking The second sentence is j. Yes there is a difference Trees are getting cut down refers to an action that is in progress
Someone is cutting the trees
It is the form encountered more frequently
