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Pructus Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Position of adverbs in phrasal verbs

Hello....

Position of adverbs in phrasal verbs is difficult.
And there seem to be no books that deal with this issue.
If there is a book, I’d like to be advised...

I put down some about the position of adverbs in intransitve phrasal verbs.....
I hope to be commented.

(A) They gave in.
-— quickly/slowly
1. Quickly/slowly They gave in.
2. They quickly/slowly gave in.
3. They gave quickly/slowly in.
4. They gave in quickly/slowly.
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Here, I feel only 3 is wrong.
If it’s completely, all four are allowed.

Can we say that in intransitive phrasal verbs

(2) The plane took off.
— quickly/slowly
1 The plane 2 took 3 off 4.
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Here, I feel only 3 is wrong.
If it’s completely, all four are allowed.
  

Top answer

pructus (A) They gave in. -— quickly/slowly1. 2.

— Anonymous

  • pructus (A) They gave in.
  • -— quickly/slowly1.
  • 2.
  • 3.
  • 4.
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pructus(A) They gave in. -— quickly/slowly1. Quickly/slowly They gave in.2. They quickly/slowly gave in.3. They gave quickly/slowly in.4. They gave in quickly/slowly.
I've tried to get some answers to that in the fraze.it website and managed to get only this:

"Commissioners quickly gave in, saying they didn't want to hold up construction. (dis
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1. Quickly/slowly They gave in. Not great, but possible. More likely with "slowly".
2. They quickly/slowly gave in. OK.
3. They gave quickly/slowly in. NO!
4. They gave in quickly/slowly. Best.
pructusIf it’s completely, all four are allowed.
You might say that, but 3 is still not very good. 1 would be pretty bad, too. And 4 again is best.
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I see... I see....
Problem solved....
Thanks so much, CJ!!
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I see... I see....
Thanks so much, Anonymous, for the tip, fraze.it...
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