0
Jane Nam Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Phrasal prepositional verbs...

Hey, guys. I'm studying multi-word verbs, and I want to ask a question.
Hm, I learned that unlike phrasal verbs, prepositions of prepositional verbs can be attached to wh-words in interrogative sentences.

For example,

At whom are you shouting?

Then, what about phrasal prepositional verbs? Is it grammatical to say "To whom do you look up?".

Thank you so much!
  

Top answer

) There is another verb, "to look to", meaning something like "to rely on". "

— Enoon

  • ) There is another verb, "to look to", meaning something like "to rely on".
  • "
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

3 Answers
0
No, it would have to be "Whom do you look up to?" (Everybody says "who" there, by the way.) There is another verb, "to look to", meaning something like "to rely on". That would make "To whom do you look?"
0
0
Jane Nam Hey, guys. I'm studying multi-word verbs, and I want to ask a question. Hm, I learned that unlike phrasal verbs, prepositions of prepositional verbs can be attached to wh-words in interrogative sentences. For example, At whom are you shouting? Then, what about phrasal prepositional verbs? Is it grammatical to say "To whom do you look up?".Thank you so much!
0
0
Jane NamI learned that unlike phrasal verbs, prepositions of prepositional verbs can be attached to wh-words in interrogative sentences.
Right, and if you have both the particle of a phrasal verb and an accompanying preposition that creates a phrasal prepositional verb, the preposition can occur with the wh-word in an interrogative, and the particle can't -- j
0

Related Questions