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Mizansinha007 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Don't give up on me

Don't give up on me.
Why is "on" here & What does it mean?
  

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mizansinha007 Why is "on" here & What does it mean? " on " is there because the sentence would be incomplete without it. Don't give up on me.

— Canadian45

  • mizansinha007 Why is "on" here & What does it mean?
  • " on " is there because the sentence would be incomplete without it.
  • Don't give up on me.
  • I have faith in you.
  • She did it for me.
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mizansinha007 Why is "on" here & What does it mean? "on" is there because the sentence would be incomplete without it.
Don't give up on me.
I have faith in you.
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mizansinha007Why is "on" here & What does it mean?
After 'give up', 'on' is used to introduce the cause that is given up. You might say it means something like 'the case of', but knowing that won't help you much because you can't substitute 'the case of' in sentences like this anyway. It's probably better just to think of 'give up on' as a unit.

CJ
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