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Prodigy Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Participle adjectives with phrasal verbs

Hey, guys.


Regarding participle adjectives (amazing, amazed, sending, sent..), when the verb is a phrasal verb (fill up/in/out), where should it be placed as an adjective?

  1. The filled out form will be sent to the store.
  2. The form filled out will be sent to the store.

I know that when the participle acts as a single adjective, without any modifier, it comes attributively (before the noun) - The amazing boy is here; however, when there are other modifiers, it comes as a post-modifier (after the noun): The boy amazing the girls is here.

So, since "out, up and in" in "fill" belong to the verb, should I treat it as an "additional information" and place it as a post-modifier, or treat them as elements that make up the verb and place them attributively?

Thank you.

  

Top answer

Prodigy when the verb is a phrasal verb (fill up/in/out), where should it be placed as an adjective? Put it before the noun. ) Frequently we substitute another expression when we get into this difficulty: a completed form CJ

— CalifJim

  • Prodigy when the verb is a phrasal verb (fill up/in/out), where should it be placed as an adjective?
  • Put it before the noun.
  • ) Frequently we substitute another expression when we get into this difficulty: a completed form CJ
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Prodigywhen the verb is a phrasal verb (fill up/in/out), where should it be placed as an adjective?

Put it before the noun.

a filled-out form OR a filled out form

(You'll see it with or without the hyphen.)

Frequently we substitute another expression when we get into this difficulty:

a completed form

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(2) doesn't read correctly.

(1) should properly have a hyphen:

The filled-out form will be sent to the store.

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Prodigy however, when there are other modifiers, it comes as a post-modifier (after the noun): The boy amazing the girls is here.

What do you mean by when there are other modifiers, it comes as a post-modifier in the above?

Do you mean the implied relative pronoun who followed by the helping is (The boy [who is] amazing the gir

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