I'm little confused. Which one's grammatically correct?/sound correct?
"I've no obligation to get involve in the situation" or "I've no obligation to get involved in the situation"
PS. I think that 1st one sounds good.
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1The the form of the verb 'to involve' present in that sentence functions as an adverb. It describes the mode in which 'I have no obligation to get in the situation'. That is why it should take the form of a participle, which is involved.– mamaCommented Feb 1, 2019 at 3:56
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3The first sentence has 'involve' as the target of the verb 'get'. We cannot conclude that it modifies the verb because it is not the participle form. It makes 'involve' look like a noun. It doesn't make sense. Unless there is someone called 'Involve', and the sentence means 'I have not obligation to get [that person called] Involve in the situation'.– mamaCommented Feb 1, 2019 at 4:00
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@mama That looks like an answer.– LawrenceCommented Feb 1, 2019 at 4:07
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Welcome to ELU. See English Language Learners Good Luck.– KrisCommented Feb 1, 2019 at 8:01
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GET INVOLVED is the only variant.
According to http://learnersdictionary.com/definition/get:
''GET
[linking verb]
:become
// My hands got dirty when I was working in the garden.
// I get very nervous when I have to speak in public.''
After linking verbs we can use only adjectives or participles.
answered Feb 1, 2019 at 10:15
