It'll pass up the stairs
Reporter: Hi. Today we're here with Captain Paul Lesley
of the fire department and he's going to give us a few
tips about .....
Captain: A smoke detector, mostly called a smoke alarm,
is a must for fire safety in a home. You should have at least
one and it should be placed on a ceiling near where you sleep,
just outside your bedroom. We have one located on the
ceiling here right by the stairs, so if there's smoke in the
living room, it'll pass up the stairs and go by the alarm and
cause the alarm to go off.
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1- Is "pass up" a phrasal verb in this sentence?
2- What does "it'll pass up the stairs" mean?
Does it mean "it'll go up and pass the stairs"?
Thank you
Top answer
rezaenglish 1- Is "pass up" a phrasal verb in this sentence? No. The smoke passes somewhere, goes where it goes.
- rezaenglish 1- Is "pass up" a phrasal verb in this sentence?
- No.
- The smoke passes somewhere, goes where it goes.
- rezaenglish Does it mean "it'll go up and pass the stairs"?
- No, it means it goes up the stairs.
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rezaenglish1- Is "pass up" a phrasal verb in this sentence?
No. The smoke passes somewhere, goes where it goes.
rezaenglishDoes it mean "it'll go up and pass the stairs"?
No, it means it goes up the stairs. This is a rather literary use of "pass" in my dialect, but not in his, I guess.
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