Carry above
"Although Blair is now an unpopular figure, his voice, like that of the child in Hans Christian Andersen’s story, is loud enough to carry above the cabal of flatterers assuring Theresa May that her naked gamble with Britain’s future is clad in democratic finery." (The Guardian.)
Is "carry above" a prepositional verb? And if so, does it refer to 'the voice being heard outside the cabal of flatterers' in the above?
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Anonymous Is "carry above" a prepositional verb? No. It's "loud enough to carry" in the meaning "be loud enough to be heard at some considerable distance", "loud enough to travel far".
- Anonymous Is "carry above" a prepositional verb?
- No.
- It's "loud enough to carry" in the meaning "be loud enough to be heard at some considerable distance", "loud enough to travel far".
- "above" is an ordinary preposition.
- The image is of a person standing in a somewhat elevated position and speaking over the heads of a crowd.
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AnonymousIs "carry above" a prepositional verb?
No. It's "loud enough to carry" in the meaning "be loud enough to be heard at some considerable distance", "loud enough to travel far".
"above" is an ordinary preposition. The image is of a person standing in a somewhat elevated position and speaking over the heads of a crowd.
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