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Grammarian-bot Posted 20 years ago
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Is by an adverb or a preposition in "laid by"?

A website says that "by" in the following sentence is an adverb.

1. The farmer laid by his crops.

But if we analyze, we can see that the word "by" answers the question "what" which makes it a preposition. Also the website says that "crops" directyly receives the action of the farmer and is the direct object of the verb "laid". If it is so then isn't "a small lake" in the following sentence also a direct object of the verb. But here the word "upon" is preposition and "small lake" is its object [indirect object of the verb].

2. We came upon a small lake.

Please clarify this problem.
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Top answer

To lay by is a phrasal verb, and by is an adverbial particle belonging to the verb. what does the farmer lay by? his crops.

— Inchoateknowledge

  • To lay by is a phrasal verb, and by is an adverbial particle belonging to the verb.
  • what does the farmer lay by?
  • his crops.
  • We came upon a small lake.
  • This is another phrasal verb what did you come upon?
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To lay by is a phrasal verb, and by is an adverbial particle belonging to the verb. what does the farmer lay by? his crops.
We came upon a small lake. This is another phrasal verb
what did you come upon? and not where did you come? upon a small lake.
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Inchoateknowledgewhat does the farmer lay by? his crops.
So, isn't it true that when the particle in the phrasal verb answers the question what or whom, it's a preposition.

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InchoateknowledgeTo lay by is a phrasal verb, and by is an adverbial particle belonging to the verb. what does the farmer lay by? his crops.

So, isn't it true that when a particle in a phrasal verb could be questioned by what or whom, it's a preposition (by).

GB
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Maybe reading this way can help to comprehend "by" as an adv in "lay by".Emotion: rolleyes

I put down my luggage./ I put my luggage dow
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MapleMaybe reading this way can help to comprehend "by" as an adv in "lay by".Emotion: rolleyes

The farmer la
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That's only my take.Emotion: rolleyes
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MapleThat's only my take.Emotion: rolleyes

Ya, but it does make some sense. But still, we can't
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Does it help if you know that 'laid by' in this context means 'to store'.
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Oh! I wish I had read this before I asked what it meant! Emotion: embarrassed Of course, I wish the poster had not posted the same question tw
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