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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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He banged on the door.
He banged on the door.
Is "banged" an intransitive verb in the sentence above?
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In my opinion it is. I see "bang on" as a prepositional verb in which the preposition "on" has stronger connection with its object, i.e., "the door" than with the verb itself. In other words, I can say 'intransitively' "He banged" adding the optional adverbial "on the door" there. I don't see the noun "the door" as an object of the prepositional verb "bang on" in He banged on the door.
Am I right?
Is "banged" an intransitive verb in the sentence above?
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In my opinion it is. I see "bang on" as a prepositional verb in which the preposition "on" has stronger connection with its object, i.e., "the door" than with the verb itself. In other words, I can say 'intransitively' "He banged" adding the optional adverbial "on the door" there. I don't see the noun "the door" as an object of the prepositional verb "bang on" in He banged on the door.
Am I right?
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, "the door" than with the verb itself. My understanding of "prepositional verb" is a verb in which the preposition has a stronger connection with the preceding verb than with the object of the preposition, so I wouldn't call this a prepositional verb. Prepositional verbs ( rely on, object to ) take one particular preposition every time they are used, and that doesn't apply to bang on as used here.
- , "the door" than with the verb itself.
- My understanding of "prepositional verb" is a verb in which the preposition has a stronger connection with the preceding verb than with the object of the preposition, so I wouldn't call this a prepositional verb.
- Prepositional verbs ( rely on, object to ) take one particular preposition every time they are used, and that doesn't apply to bang on as used here.
- bang on the door, bang against the door, bang at the door Anonymous In other words, I can say 'intransitively' "He banged" adding the optional adverbial "on the door" there.
- ) verb "bang on" in He banged on the door.
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AnonymousI see "bang on" as a prepositional verb in which the preposition "on" has stronger connection with its object, i.e., "the door" than with the verb itself.My understanding of "prepositional verb" is a verb in which the preposition has a stronger connection with the preceding verb than with the object of the preposition, so I wouldn't call this a prepo
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