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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
about two words verb
take your hat off, take off your hat, and take it off.. all of these are ok , I know.
put this book back, put it back but'put back this book' I don't see this expression.
is this commonly used?
put this book back, put it back but'put back this book' I don't see this expression.
is this commonly used?
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Anonymous 'put back this book' I don't see this expression. It's possible. It turns out that speakers come to prefer certain word orders, so with some phrasal verbs you'll hear one version more than another.
- Anonymous 'put back this book' I don't see this expression.
- It's possible.
- It turns out that speakers come to prefer certain word orders, so with some phrasal verbs you'll hear one version more than another.
- As far as I know, there's no particular reason for these preferences.
- CJ
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Anonymous'put back this book' I don't see this expression.It's possible. It turns out that speakers come to prefer certain word orders, so with some phrasal verbs you'll hear one version more than another. As far as I know, there's no particular reason for these preferences.
CJ
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