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Valent1ne Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Pick up off
What's the grammar structure of the phrase 'pick smb/smth up off the smth'.
Just like in following sentence:
Pick myselft up off the ground.
I do understand the meaning of the sentence as well as the meaning of its parts. But the grammar coustruction seems weird.
Thank You.
Just like in following sentence:
Pick myselft up off the ground.
I do understand the meaning of the sentence as well as the meaning of its parts. But the grammar coustruction seems weird.
Thank You.
Top answer
pick up is a phrasal verb. Here's how it works with a pronoun object: Pick me up at the bus station at 2 o'clock. Note that the pronoun comes between the two parts of the verb.
- pick up is a phrasal verb.
- Here's how it works with a pronoun object: Pick me up at the bus station at 2 o'clock.
- Note that the pronoun comes between the two parts of the verb.
- ____________ If the object is not a pronoun, you can place it between or after: You can pick up the package at the post office.
- You can pick the package up at the post office.
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pick up is a phrasal verb.
Here's how it works with a pronoun object:
Pick me up at the bus station at 2 o'clock.
Note that the pronoun comes between the two parts of the verb.
____________
If the object is not a pronoun, you can place it between or after:
You can pick up the package at the post office.
Here's how it works with a pronoun object:
Pick me up at the bus station at 2 o'clock.
Note that the pronoun comes between the two parts of the verb.
____________
If the object is not a pronoun, you can place it between or after:
You can pick up the package at the post office.
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