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Thomas Høvik Hole Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Is this a prepositional or a phrasal verb?
the sentence I am supposed to analyze is this, "they should be put on the shelf". My reasoning goes like this, if its a phrasal verb you should be able to ask an adverbial question: Where should they be put? So my guess its phrasal, any insights are greatly appreciated.
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The "put on" in "they should be put on the shelf" is not a phrasal verb. The preposition goes with the "shelf" and is not governed by the verb. You could use a different preposition and say for example "they should be put in the drawer".
- The "put on" in "they should be put on the shelf" is not a phrasal verb.
- The preposition goes with the "shelf" and is not governed by the verb.
- You could use a different preposition and say for example "they should be put in the drawer".
- As you can notice, "put on" in this context doesn't look like a prepositional verb either.
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The "put on" in "they should be put on the shelf" is not a phrasal verb. The preposition goes with the "shelf" and is not governed by the verb. You could use a different preposition and say for example "they should be put in the drawer". As you can notice, "put on" in this context doesn't look like a prepositional verb either.
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