Mr.Maru: You are looking happy today. What happened, Sparky?

Sparky: I met a girl yesterday. She was prettily attractive.

Mr.Maru: Don't you mean pretty attractive?

Sparky: Mmm, yeah, pretty attractive. Anyway, she was dressed pretty.

Mr.Maru: Prettily, she was dressed prettily.

Sparky: Well, she was attractive. So, I asked her out.

Mr.Maru: What did she say?

Sparky: She said she had to wash her hair, and then she left.

Mr.Maru: That's pretty bad.

How do we use pretty? Is it prettily or pretty? Let's take a look at the differences between these two adverbs. They are used in two different situations.

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Interviewer: Thanks for coming in to see me today.

Sparky: No probs.

Interviewer: I see on your resume that you are started studying English when you were only 2.

Sparky: Yeah, I was a good learner.

Interviewer: Do you have any sales experience?

Sparky: I increased the sales of bacon at my local grocery store.

Interviewer: Can you elaborate on that a bit?

Sparky: Yes, I told my owner to buy me more bacon.

Interviewer: I see. Well, thanks for coming. Don't call us, we'll call you.

(NOTE: Sparky is not speaking in the best way for an interview.)

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Mr.Maru: Sparky, you don't look so good. What happened?

Sparky: I was rained on.

Mr.Maru: That's not so bad.

Sparky: But, I couldn't see where I was going. I was hit by a stroller.

Mr.Maru: Well, you should be more careful.

Sparky: Yeah, then I was pet by the kid in the stroller.

Mr.Maru: Ahh, that's cute.

Sparky: He had peanut butter all over his hands. Now, I smell like peanut butter.

Mr.Maru: I was wondering about that.

(Note: Sparky is always using incorrect/unnatural grammar.)

What is the difference between be and get when we use the passive voice? We can form the passive voice with either the be + past participle or get + past participle. What is the difference between these? Let's go over some examples and rules.