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This sentece is in passive or actie voice? Thanks I want to know if "got astonished" is in active or passive voice in the following sentence: She got astonished when I told her the truth.

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Hi, Leonardo. "She got astonished" here means "She became astonished" (She got angry = She became angry.....etc), so it's active. However, I wouldn't use 'get' in this sentence, because you don't generally become astonished. It's not a process. Something happens and you're immediately surprised/astonished. I think the sentence would be better if you said "She WAS astonished when I told her the truth".
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By the way, the passive is when we put the object first. Tom saw the cat (active) The cat was seen by Tom (passive) In your sentence (She got astonished when I told her the truth), there is no object.
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We do use 'get' a lot for become, Leonardo, and it is informal - you're quite right about that. But it always has to be something that is a process - that takes time, and isn't immediate. You can get cold, get angry, get frustrated, etc., so it is definitely a good idea to use 'get' when you can. Good luck with the English learning.

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