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Vocabulary
Made up for in enthusiasm
What Jay lacked in experience, he made up for in enthusiasm. (Longman Dictionary online.)
Is the prepositional phrase "in enthusiasm" a complement (object) of the preposition "for" in the sentence above?
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No, the object of "made up for" is logically "what Jay lacked in experience". "in enthusiasm" is an adverbial phrase describing the manner in which he made up for it.
- No, the object of "made up for" is logically "what Jay lacked in experience".
- "in enthusiasm" is an adverbial phrase describing the manner in which he made up for it.
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No, the object of "made up for" is logically "what Jay lacked in experience". "in enthusiasm" is an adverbial phrase describing the manner in which he made up for it.
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