I saw him get angry.

Vladv1

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1. I saw him get angry.
2. I saw him become amazed.
Are these sentences correct?
 
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@Vladv1 Your post is a mess! Please sort it out. Sentences 1 and 2 should be on their own lines. Are you sure you mean "it" when referring to two sentences? There should be a space after every full stop. Use the edit function to fix it all.
 
Also, can you please answer the question asked by @5jj in post #3 of the following thread?

 
1. I saw him get angry.
2. I saw him become amazed.
Are these sentences correct?
I can imagine saying the first but not the second. I believe someone told you in a previous post that being amazed is usually a state that comes on very suddenly, rather than gradually, which is what "become" suggests.

Note that I have improved your thread title. I feel like I have to do that a lot! Please use a complete sentence as your title - ideally, one of the sentences you're asking us to look at.
 
2. I saw him become amazed.
I believe someone told you in a previous post that being amazed is usually a state that comes on very suddenly, rather than gradually, which is what "become" suggests.
I think (2) becomes a lot better, though perhaps not 100% satisfying, when "suddenly" is actually added to the sentence:

2a. I saw him become suddenly amazed.
 
Something more descriptive would work better here. Perhaps:

I saw his eyes widen in amazement.
 

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