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Mikejiang0819 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Phrasal verb as noun?
Hi Teachers,
To a such noun phrase
"a call for justice".
below are two different grammar analyses.
1. "call" is a noun, while"for justice" is a prepositional phrase modifies "call".
2. "call for" is a verbal, while "justice" is the object of "call for".
personally, I prefer the second one, because "call for" is actully a phrasal verb which means "demand", but I cannot find any such notion in the grammar book.
please help to clarify me which analysis is natural.
To a such noun phrase
"a call for justice".
below are two different grammar analyses.
1. "call" is a noun, while"for justice" is a prepositional phrase modifies "call".
2. "call for" is a verbal, while "justice" is the object of "call for".
personally, I prefer the second one, because "call for" is actully a phrasal verb which means "demand", but I cannot find any such notion in the grammar book.
please help to clarify me which analysis is natural.
Top answer
'Call' cannot be a verb here, since it is modified by the indefinite article, so #2 is not a possible analysis. #1 is the correct choice.
- 'Call' cannot be a verb here, since it is modified by the indefinite article, so #2 is not a possible analysis.
- #1 is the correct choice.
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'Call' cannot be a verb here, since it is modified by the indefinite article, so #2 is not a possible analysis. #1 is the correct choice.
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thanks for your reply, Micawber.
But I still have a little confusion, since in a such sentence "he calls for justice", we will consider "call for" a phrasal verb and "justice" the object. So why we cannot say "for justice" is a prepositional phrase modifies "call".
But I still have a little confusion, since in a such sentence "he calls for justice", we will consider "call for" a phrasal verb and "justice" the object. So why we cannot say "for justice" is a prepositional phrase modifies "call".
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