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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Let me show you the way out

1. Let me show you out.
2. Let me show you the way out.

I think in #1, "show out" is a verbal phrase.
And, I'd like to know in #2, what role "the way" plays.
Thank you in advance for your help.
  

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Dear Park, Yes, you are right that "to show sb out" is a phrasal verb. It means to lead someone to the exit. The verb in the second is simply "to show".

— Michael Chambers Teaching English

  • Dear Park, Yes, you are right that "to show sb out" is a phrasal verb.
  • It means to lead someone to the exit.
  • The verb in the second is simply "to show".
  • The "way out" is the exit.
  • The speaker is indicating the exit.
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Dear Park,

Yes, you are right that "to show sb out" is a phrasal verb. It means to lead someone to the exit.

The verb in the second is simply "to show". The "way out" is the exit. The speaker is indicating the exit. They may do this by leading the other to the exit (like in "show sb out"), or just perhaps by pointing to the exit e.g. "The exit is over there. You can make yo
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park sang joonI think in #1, "show out" is a verbal phrase phrasal verb.
Yes.
park sang joonwhat role "the way" plays.
'the way' is the direct object of the sentence. 'out' modifies 'way'.
'the way out' ~ 'the way that you can use to go/get out'; 'the exit'

In a co
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"Exit" is used in the same way in the UK as the USA, and is also very common in the UK - probably more so than "Way Out". Michael
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Michael Chambers Teaching English"Exit" is used in the same way in the UK as the USA, and is also very common in the UK - probably more so than "Way Out". Michael
I think my information must be out of date then.

CJ
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