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HUBLOT Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Live in ...

A phrasal verb is a combination of a verb and an adverb or a verb and a preposition, or both, in which the combination has a meaning different from the meaning of the words considered separately.

Is "live in ..." a phrasal verb?

Example: "We live in England."
  

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" a phrasal verb? No. HUBLOT a verb and an adverb or a verb and a preposition, or both, in which the combination has a meaning different from the meaning of the words considered separately.

— Mister Micawber

  • " a phrasal verb?
  • No.
  • HUBLOT a verb and an adverb or a verb and a preposition, or both, in which the combination has a meaning different from the meaning of the words considered separately.
  • They do not in your example.
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HUBLOTIs "live in ..." a phrasal verb?
No.
HUBLOTa verb and an adverb or a verb and a preposition, or both, in which the combination has a meaning different from the meaning of the words considered separately.
They do not in your example.
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HUBLOTdifferent from the meaning of the words considered separately
Important. In "live in England", "live" means "live" and "in" means "in". "live in" doesn't mean anything different than "live" and "in".

In contrast, in "The drunks put off the customers", "put" doesn't mean "put" and "off" doesn't mean "off". "put (them) off" means "made (them) fe
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Thanks a lot, MM and CJ.

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HUBLOTThis is an example of "a verb and an adverb," isn't it?
Yes.
HUBLOTCould you give me an example of "a verb and a preposition"?
hold over one's head
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Thanks a lot, MM.

Hold over (something) / hold (something) over mean "to cause (something) to happen later," don't they?





What does "hold over one's head" mean?
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