Read the sentence from the chapter given below. 1. I got him for her by accident. The meaning of the sentence is— I brought him (Bruno) for her (my wife) by accident. ‘Got’ is the past tense of ‘get’. Now read the sentences given below and try to find out the meaning of ‘got’ from the context. You may use a dictionary to know the use of ‘got’ in a variety of situations. Then write the meaning in the bracket provided. (a) She got nothing for all the troubles she took. ( _______________________________________________ ) (b) I requested her and she got a pillow for me. ( _______________________________________________ ) (c) I got groceries from the market. ( _______________________________________________ ) (d) He got information from the Railway station. ( _______________________________________________ ) (e) Rita got high marks in Economics. ( _______________________________________________ ) (f) Vijayan could not play badminton as he had got his arm broken. ( _______________________________________________ )
Answers
Writing the mean of 'got' in each sentence :
(a) She got nothing for all the troubles she took.
She received nothing for all the troubles she took.
(b) I requested her and she got a pillow for me.
I requested her and she brought a pillow for me.
(c) I got groceries from the market.
I bought groceries from the market.
(d) He got information from the Railway station.
He received information from the railway station.
(e) Rita got high marks in Economics.
Rita obtained high marks in Economics.
(f) Vijayan could not play badminton as he had got his arm broken.
Vijayan could not play badminton his arm was broken.
* The meaning of 'got' in each sentence is highlighted in bold.
Answer:
a) Got in this sentence means that She worked hard to overcome her troubles, but she did not get anything as a result of the pain she took.
b) In this sentence, got means she brought the pillow for me when I requested her.
c) Here got is used for buying groceries from the market.
d) In this sentence, got is used for receiving information from the railway station.
e) Got in this sentence refers to Rita scoring high marks in economics.
f) In this sentence, got is used for Vijayan who broke his arm, so he couldn’t play badminton.