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Newguest Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Making/makes

Hi

He's making big money, but you can do the same. Just pull your socks up.

--- Is it better to write "making" or "makes"?

By the way: Does this sentence sound OK?
  

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This is better: He's making/makes big money, and you can do the same. Just pull up your socks . You can use either verb, but the progressive makes the image more immediate for the reader.

— Mister Micawber

  • This is better: He's making/makes big money, and you can do the same.
  • Just pull up your socks .
  • You can use either verb, but the progressive makes the image more immediate for the reader.
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This is better:

He's making/makes big money, and you can do the same. Just pull up your socks.

You can use either verb, but the progressive makes the image more immediate for the reader.
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Hi

You wrote "this is better" so I conclude that both "pull up your socks" and "pull your socks up" are fine?
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Well, they cannot both be 'fine', then, can they, since one is better? I have given you the more effective advertising version. However, the grammars of both are acceptable: nouns can assume both positions amidst phrasal verbs, while pronouns cannot:

Pull your socks up.
Pull up your socks.
Pull them up.
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I understand. Thanks.
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