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Is the verb "get" omitted before "hit" in this sentence? If I want to use "get" to mean "to get hit in the head", how would this sentence change?

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Rebecca

No, the verb "get" is not omitted in this sentence. The verb "get" in this case is used as the simple form of the verb "to be". However, since this sentence is in the active form, and the subject comes first, you do not need to use the verb "get". If you wanted to use the verb "get", you would have to change the sentence to passive form. Ex: Sometimes you're gonna get hit in the head by life with a brick.

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