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Jigneshbharati Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
Hush down
Silence settled. Billy stopped groaning and dropped off to sleep. Nelly stopped knocking on the clock door and dozed. The fire in the grate hushed down into ashes.
I read the above in my son's book.
What is the grammatical form and function of "down" and "into" in "hushed down into"?
I read the above in my son's book.
What is the grammatical form and function of "down" and "into" in "hushed down into"?
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"down" — adverb. With "hush" it creates a phrasal verb "hush down". "into" — preposition.
- "down" — adverb.
- With "hush" it creates a phrasal verb "hush down".
- "into" — preposition.
- It indicates transformation, as in "changed into (something)".
- CJ
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"down" — adverb. With "hush" it creates a phrasal verb "hush down".
"into" — preposition. It indicates transformation, as in "changed into (something)".
CJ
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