From the below sentences, which one is correct?
Primary school teacher gets award.
or
Primary school teacher get awarded.
Please give justification, if possible.
Thanks,
Charmi
asked Apr 15 '15 at 7:20
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2Is this a news headline? That's how it reads. In headlines they reduce the content to the most base info and avoid using "the" and "a/an". – Catija♦ Apr 15 '15 at 7:35
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In your second sentence it has to have gets to be grammatical. Yes get is in that sense a copular verb. Grammatical as that sentence is, it sounds strange. Noone probably use it to mean what your first sentence mean. – Man_From_India Apr 15 '15 at 7:37
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@Man_From_India Awarded should also answer "awarded with what"... "Primary school teacher gets awarded the teacher of the year medallion"... for example. – Catija♦ Apr 15 '15 at 7:39
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@Catija nods... – Man_From_India Apr 15 '15 at 7:40
It's
Primary school teacher gets award
if you are saying the receives a physical object that is an award.
Or:
Primary school teacher gets awarded
if you are saying that the teacher undergoes a process that results in him/her becoming awarded, as a status.
Most of the time, when one gets awarded, you receive something that is a reward, so usually the distinction is not important and you probably don't have to worry about which one to say too much.
