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Towel train 672 Posted 5 years ago
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People in wheelchairs can't get on it easily.
I'm not happy about this swing.
People in wheelchairs can't get on it easily.
Shouldn't the phrase 'get on it' in the sentence above be 'get it on'?
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towel train 672 I'm not happy about this swing. People in wheelchairs can't get on it easily. Shouldn't the phrase 'get on it' in the sentence above be 'get it on' ?
- towel train 672 I'm not happy about this swing.
- People in wheelchairs can't get on it easily.
- Shouldn't the phrase 'get on it' in the sentence above be 'get it on' ?
- No.
- "get on" is not a phrasal verb here.
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towel train 672I'm not happy about this swing.
People in wheelchairs can't get on it easily.
Shouldn't the phrase 'get on it' in the sentence above be 'get it on'?
No. "get on" is not a phrasal verb here. "on it" is a prepositional phrase which we take literally. You can't move "it" to another position in the sentence.
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