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Becoming worse vs. getting worse



 
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Becoming worse vs. getting worse Sun Sep 24, 2006 21:58 pm  Becoming worse vs. getting worse
 

English Grammar Error, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #8 "Tenses", question 4

The weather is becoming worst every day and we are going on holiday on Tuesday.

(a) is becoming
(b) worst
(c) are going
(d) on

English Grammar Error, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #8 "Tenses", answer 4

The weather is becoming worse every day and we are going on holiday on Tuesday.

Correct entry: worse
The error was: (b) worst

You have not found the error.
The weather is getting worst every day and we are going on holiday on Tuesday.
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I can see that "worst" is clearly the mistake in this sentence, but wouldn't "is getting" sound more natural in this particular sentence?

Maybe wrong
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Becoming worse vs. getting worse Mon Sep 25, 2006 0:39 am  Becoming worse vs. getting worse
 

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Perhaps more casual, but certainly not more natural.
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