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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Is "up" an adverb in this sentence?
In the sentence:
The children pick up all of their toys.
Is "up" an adverb?
The children pick up all of their toys.
Is "up" an adverb?
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Hi, 'Up' is an adverb but I'd say that, in this example, it's better just to think of it as an integral part of the phrasal verb 'pick up '. Clive
- Hi, 'Up' is an adverb but I'd say that, in this example, it's better just to think of it as an integral part of the phrasal verb 'pick up '.
- Clive
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Hi,
'Up' is an adverb but I'd say that, in this example, it's better just to think of it as an integral part of the phrasal verb 'pick up'.
Clive
'Up' is an adverb but I'd say that, in this example, it's better just to think of it as an integral part of the phrasal verb 'pick up'.
Clive
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