(i) Placing them too close together just to fill in a gap now may not be best for the long haul.
(ii) He was with Hampshire as a player and he is now hoping to fill a gap in coaching.
(From fraze. it)
Is "to fill in" a transitive phrasal verb in (i)?
Is "to fill" a transitive verb and "in" a head of the prepositional phrase "in coaching" in (ii)?
tkacka15 Is "to fill in" a transitive phrasal verb in (i)? Is "to fill" a transitive verb and "in" a head of the prepositional phrase "in coaching" in (ii)? Yes and yes.
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tkacka15Is "to fill in" a transitive phrasal verb in (i)?
Is "to fill" a transitive verb and "in" a head of the prepositional phrase "in coaching" in (ii)?
Yes and yes.
CJ