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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Hook, line and sinker

He falls for it hook, line and sinker.

Is hook, line and sinker a direct object of the verb falls? Or, is hook, line and sinker an adverb in the above sentence?
  

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It's an adverb phrase. The phrasal verb is "fall for". com/fall+for

  • It's an adverb phrase.
  • The phrasal verb is "fall for".
  • com/fall+for
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It's an adverb phrase.

The phrasal verb is "fall for". The object is "it."
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/fall+for

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