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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

passive voice

In a senttence such as "A hat trick was picked up by the forward in the game", do we have a phrasal verb "pick up" adjacent to "by the forward" or do we have two prepositions together, which is allowed because the agent phrase is understood.
  

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Hi, In a senttence such as "A hat trick was picked up by the forward in the game", do we have a phrasal verb "pick up" adjacent to "by the forward" Yes or do we have two prepositions together, which is allowed because the agent phrase is understood. Parse the sentence like this. A hat trick was picked up ( by the forward ) in the game.

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  • Hi, In a senttence such as "A hat trick was picked up by the forward in the game", do we have a phrasal verb "pick up" adjacent to "by the forward" Yes or do we have two prepositions together, which is allowed because the agent phrase is understood.
  • Parse the sentence like this.
  • A hat trick was picked up ( by the forward ) in the game.
  • Clive
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Hi,

In a senttence such as "A hat trick was picked up by the forward in the game", do we have a phrasal verb "pick up" adjacent to "by the forward" Yes
or do we have two prepositions together, which is allowed because the agent phrase is understood.

Parse the sentence like this.
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