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Fire1 Posted 7 years ago
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Is it possible to use phrasal verbs with an indefinite or definite article?

Is it possible to use phrasal verbs with an indefinite or definite article?


For example...

Vegas is going to be a tough out

Tough out is a phrasal verb.
But is it really possible to use it with an indefinite article "a"?
If so, could you please give me some more examples in which an indefinite or definite article is used with a phrasal verb?

Thank you very much for helping me out!

  

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Articles only go with nouns. You can't use them with verbs, not even with phrasal verbs. However, you can use articles with nouns derived from phrasal verbs.

  • Articles only go with nouns.
  • You can't use them with verbs, not even with phrasal verbs.
  • However, you can use articles with nouns derived from phrasal verbs.
  • Usually these have the two parts of the verb stuck together, with or without a hyphen in between.
  • It's just that tough-out is not one of them.
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Articles only go with nouns. You can't use them with verbs, not even with phrasal verbs.

However, you can use articles with nouns derived from phrasal verbs. Usually these have the two parts of the verb stuck together, with or without a hyphen in between. It's just that tough-out is not one of them.

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