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Idiom or Verb Preposition?

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0 01blockquote 01cite 10Grammarian-bot12cite 10Is 11i 11b 10descendant of12b 12i 10 an idiom or a verb preposition combination? 0-

— Pioussoul

  • 0 01blockquote 01cite 10Grammarian-bot12cite 10Is 11i 11b 10descendant of12b 12i 10 an idiom or a verb preposition combination?
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01cite10Grammarian-bot12cite10Is 11i11b10descendant of12b12i10 an idiom or a verb preposition combination? 12br
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10We are not sure what you mean.0-
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01cite10Grammarian-bot12cite10Is 11i11b10descendant of12b12i10 an idiom or a verb preposition combination? 12br
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11b01font00I am a 01u00descendant02u00 (noun)
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00Is 11i11b10descendant of12b12i10 an idiom or a verb preposition combination? 12br
10Neither. There is nothing about it that isn't literal, so it isn't an idiom, and there is no verb in it, so it can't be a verb-preposition combination either.12br
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01cite10CalifJim12cite11blockquote
10Is 21i21b20descendant of22b22i20 an idiom or a verb preposition combination? 22br
20Neither. There is nothing about it that isn't literal, so it isn't an idiom, and there is no verb in it, so it can't be a verb-preposition combination e
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01cite10CalifJim12cite11blockquote
10Is 21i21b20descendant of22b22i20 an idiom or a verb preposition combination? 22br
20Neither. 21b20There is nothing about it that isn't literal22b20, so it isn't an idiom, and there is no verb in it, so it can't
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00 Please note that the person who called 01i00descendant of02i00 an idiom also misspelled 01i00descendant02i00! 05002br
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00 In comparing the combinations 01i00descendant of02i00 and 01i00descendant from02i00, it would be correct to say that
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0 Thanks CJ. Now everything is clear.02br
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What are the functions of "by" and "bus" in the sentence "I came here by bus."? I think their functions are literal, preposition and noun, but one of my colleagues is claiming that "by bus" is to be taken as one, like an diom or something to mean "riding". Who is right, me or my colleague?
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They are a preposition and a noun, as you say, and not considered an idiom. You are right.

CJ
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both. an idiom is also a word for a cerb preposition combination as well as a word for phrases with meaning beyond the literal words. (Ex: "the upper crust")
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