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Believer Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Necessary for a good reason
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00 I see often the verbs that have prepositions after them and wonder if they are necessary to say what they want to say or are they there for no valid reasons? 02 br
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00 1. We need to 01 u 00 print up 02 u 00 a large number of cards for Christmas. -- Would just 'print' be good? I think it would be. 02 br
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00 2. You need to 01 u 00 write out 02 u 00 the questions. -- Here, a person is putting more emphasis on the 'writing' aspect of the sentence, so he decides to add 'out', I think. Necessary, in my view. 02 br
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00 3. We will meet up at Believer Station at 5 p.m. and start heading for the meeting place. -- Here, a case of more emphasis, as in sentence 2, and will be better if 'up' is there, IMO. 02 br
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00 Do you have some recommendations for those of us who have some confusion on this aspect of grammar? 0-
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00 I see often the verbs that have prepositions after them and wonder if they are necessary to say what they want to say or are they there for no valid reasons? 02 br
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00 1. We need to 01 u 00 print up 02 u 00 a large number of cards for Christmas. -- Would just 'print' be good? I think it would be. 02 br
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00 2. You need to 01 u 00 write out 02 u 00 the questions. -- Here, a person is putting more emphasis on the 'writing' aspect of the sentence, so he decides to add 'out', I think. Necessary, in my view. 02 br
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00 3. We will meet up at Believer Station at 5 p.m. and start heading for the meeting place. -- Here, a case of more emphasis, as in sentence 2, and will be better if 'up' is there, IMO. 02 br
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00 Do you have some recommendations for those of us who have some confusion on this aspect of grammar? 0-
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1 font 00 Hello Believer, 02 font 02 br 02 br 01 font 00 These are purely examples of colloquial English. 02 font 02 br 02 br 01 font 00 Lady Maude 02 font 0-
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1 font 00 Hello Believer, 02 font 02 br
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01 font 00 These are purely examples of colloquial English. As you say, the prepositions could be omitted and the sentences would be understood. 02 font 02 br
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01 font 00 In example 3, would you say ".....start heading up to
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01 font 00 These are purely examples of colloquial English. As you say, the prepositions could be omitted and the sentences would be understood. 02 font 02 br
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01 font 00 In example 3, would you say ".....start heading up to
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0 In the cases where the adverbial particle is optional after the verb, as in 01 u 00 all three 02 u 00 of your examples, the particle adds a bit of informal "spice", I think. The particle adds a subtle touch of meaning that can only be understood after prolonged exposure to such expressions. My recommendation is to imitate the speech and writing of native speakers. 02 br
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