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Sharan Yadav R Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Prepositions

1."Do you come up to Forks much?" I asked archly

2.Next time Charlie comes down to see Billy, I'll come, too," I promised.

3.He called on the neighbors but they weren't home.
What extra meaning comes when we use "come up", "comes down" and "called on" instead of just come, comes and called in the above sentences. I mean I use the above sentences as below

1."Do you come to Forks much?" I asked archly

2.Next time Charlie comes to see Billy, I'll come, too," I promised.

3.He called the neighbors but they weren't home.

i.e. I vomit the prepositions.
  

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Sharan Yadav R What extra meaning comes when we use "come up", "comes down" and "called on" instead of just come, comes and called in the above sentences. I mean I use the above sentences as below "come up", "come down", "come around" etc. shows a regional dialect.

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  • Sharan Yadav R What extra meaning comes when we use "come up", "comes down" and "called on" instead of just come, comes and called in the above sentences.
  • I mean I use the above sentences as below "come up", "come down", "come around" etc.
  • shows a regional dialect.
  • The tendencies in Southern American English are to use descriptive phrasal verbs.
  • "call on" is a phrasal verb, meaning to pay a visit.
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Sharan Yadav RWhat extra meaning comes when we use "come up", "comes down" and "called on" instead of just come, comes and called in the above sentences. I mean I use the above sentences as below
"come up", "come down", "come around" etc. shows a regional dialect. The tendencies in Southern American English are to use descriptive phrasal verbs.

"call
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In "come up" and "come down", assuming no literal change in elevation, the words "up" and "down" add a context-dependent nuance of direction. The actual meaning varies and can be fairly arbitrary. Sometimes the prepositions add little meaning but just serve to lubricate the sentence.

"called on the neighbors" means visited. "called the neighbors" means telephoned.
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Thank u very much. But how could we learn these kind(called on = visit) of word? Is there any specific way to form these kind of words?
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Sharan Yadav RThank u very much. But how could we learn these kind(called on = visit) of word? Is there any specific way to form these kind of words?
A good dictionary will have entries for the phrasal verbs and idiomatic expressions under the main verb heading. This dictionary is particularly good for idioms and phrasal verbs:
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Sharan Yadav RThank u very much. But how could we learn these kind(called on = visit) of word? Is there any specific way to form these kind of words?
These are often called "phrasal verbs". There are lots of them, and their meanings may not be predictable from the component words, so you should consult a dictionary. There is a useful-looking list of common exa
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Is it correct to end with a preposition GPY?
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Anonymous Is it correct to end with a preposition GPY?
If you mean end a sentence with a preposition then yes, it can be. Each case should be assessed on its own merits, and any blanket rule that says this is always incorrect should be ignored. Note, though, that the "small word" in a phrasal verb isn't always a preposition anyway.
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In this sentence ending with in.
Is it correct to you?

The fastest I ever stopped watching a movie was 10 minutes in. It was so bad I had to stop watching 10 minutes in.

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AnonymousIn this sentence ending with in.Is it correct to you?The fastest I ever stopped watching a movie was 10 minutes in. It was so bad I had to stop watching 10 minutes in.Thanks
There is no problem with ending a sentence with "10 minutes in".

The first sentence would pass in informal English, but to my mind it is slightly flawed on close examinat
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I was wondering whether you would say it yourself in this way or if you corrected it without really changing the sentence around?
The quickest I ever stopped watching a movie was 10 minutes in. It was so bad I had to stop watching 10 minutes in.

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